1983 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1983 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 13 of the 1983 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG. Robert Flower captained the hosts. Barry Rowlings captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Francis Bourke.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), C. Connolly, D. Dickson, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, T. Fidge, P. Giles, P. Hamilton, G. Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, G. McLean, K. O'Donnell, R. Richards, S. Smith, K. Templeton, B. Wilson, R. Wright, S. Zantuck

Richmond
B. Rowlings (capt.), K. Bartlett, P. Egan, D. Foley, T. Gepp, J. Jess, M. Keane, G. Landy, M. Lee, R. Murrie, D. Palm, N. Peart, M. Rioli, M. Roach, M. Rolfe, G. Strachan, M. Wall, D. Weightman, R. Wiley, B. Winton

Melbourne (18.15.123) defeated Richmond (15.19.109).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: K. Templeton (5), B. Wilson (4), P. Giles (3), R. Ellingworth (2), R. Flower (2), G. Healy, A. Jarrott
Richmond: M. Roach (6), K. Bartlett (2), R. Wiley (2), J. Jess, M. Keane, M. Rioli, B. Rowlings, M. Wall

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Richmond remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 18 June 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 28,468

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 18.15.123 - 15.19.109

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 8 . 3 13 . 6 15 . 9 18 . 15 18 . 15 (123)
Richmond 3 . 5 8 . 10 14 . 15 15 . 19 15 . 19 (109)
Margin MELB by 28 MELB by 26 level MELB by 14 MELB by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Francis Bourke (Richmond)
Captains: Robert Flower (Melbourne), Barry Rowlings (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Carbines, G. Sidebottom

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
22 Connolly, Chris ? ? 0 1 22 17 5 2 0 3 3
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 0 1 3 2
14 Ellingworth, Roger ? ? 2 2 18 11 7 1 0 1 1
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 4 0 0 1
36 Fidge, Ted ? ? 0 2 9 5 4 1 0 0 2
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 2 3 38 22 16 15 0 2 0
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 3 1 17 13 4 9 0 1 3
30 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 1 3 11 9 2 4 1 0 0
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 20 5 15 3 0 0 2
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 1 1 20 13 7 3 0 4 1
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 0 0 29 21 8 9 0 3 1
26 McLean, Glenn ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 2 18 2 2
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 5 0 0 0
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 0 0 23 9 14 4 0 0 3
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 6 0 1 1
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 5 2 12 10 2 4 0 1 4
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 4 0 19 13 6 5 0 1 4
19 Wright, Rodney ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 1 0 2 2
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 3 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 18 15 344 222 122 81 20 24 32

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 2 6 12 11 1 4 0 0 0
13 Egan, Phil ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 1 1
37 Foley, Dan ? ? 0 1 12 5 7 0 7 0 1
10 Gepp, Tim ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 0 0 2 2
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 1 1 17 9 8 6 1 0 0
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 1 0 24 15 9 2 0 3 0
34 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 6 1 1 4
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 4 30 3 1
33 Murrie, Richard ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 1 0 5 1
6 Palm, David ? ? 0 1 10 6 4 2 0 3 0
24 Peart, Neil ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 0 1
17 Rioli, Maurice ? ? 1 0 25 17 8 0 0 2 2
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 6 3 12 11 1 8 0 1 2
41 Rolfe, Michael ? ? 0 1 23 17 6 0 0 2 6
22 Rowlings, Barry (c) ? ? 1 1 22 15 7 2 1 1 0
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 0 0
12 Wall, Matthew ? ? 1 0 22 14 8 2 0 0 0
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 0 1 22 12 10 2 0 6 1
2 Wiley, Robert ? ? 2 1 19 16 3 2 0 1 2
42 Winton, Brian ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 0 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 15 19 319 209 110 49 40 32 24

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s