1983 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 April 1983 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1983 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at MCG.
Barry Rowlings captained the hosts.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Francis Bourke and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Richmond
B. Rowlings (capt.), K. Bartlett, E. Dunne, P. Egan, T. Gepp, J. Jess, M. Keane, M. Lee, D. Palm, M. Rioli, M. Roach, I. Sartori, W. Shand, G. Strachan, D. Sutton, B. Taylor, M. Wall, D. Weightman, R. Wiley, S. Williams
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), L. Bamblett, A. Battiston, C. Connolly, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, S. McCarthy, G. McLean, P. Moore, P. O'Brien, K. O'Donnell, R. Richards, M. Seddon, S. Smith, B. Wilson, S. Zantuck
Richmond (15.10.100) were defeated by Melbourne (18.11.119).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Taylor (5), K. Bartlett (3), R. Wiley (2), J. Jess, D. Palm, M. Rioli, M. Roach, D. Weightman
Melbourne: R. Flower (5), G. Healy (4), G. McLean (3), L. Bamblett, C. Connolly, T. Elshaug, P. Giles, P. Moore, R. Richards
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1983 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 April 1983
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
41,889
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 11 | (119) |
| Margin | RICH by 7 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Francis Bourke
(Richmond),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Barry Rowlings
(Richmond),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Morrow,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Dunne, Emmett | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Gepp, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Palm, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Rioli, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | Rowlings, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Sartori, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 45 | Shand, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Sutton, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Taylor, Brian | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Wall, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Wiley, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Williams, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 10 | 291 | 202 | 89 | 81 | 28 | 34 | 40 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bamblett, Les | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Ellingworth, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | McCarthy, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | McLean, Glenn | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 4 |
| 40 | O'Brien, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Seddon, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 11 | 326 | 222 | 104 | 70 | 25 | 40 | 34 | |||