1984 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1984 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 10 of the 1984 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 Mike Patterson.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, D. Cordner, R. Ellingworth, J. Fidge, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, P. Moore, M. O'Sullivan, S. Smith, K. Templeton, P. Thorne, P. Tossol, D. Williams, G. Yeats, S. Zantuck

Richmond
B. Rowlings (capt.), J. Annear, P. Egan, P. Francis, T. Gepp, J. Jess, M. Keane, G. Landy, M. Lee, D. Palm, N. Peart, M. Pickering, M. Rioli, M. Roach, C. Stewart, G. Strachan, B. Taylor, M. Wall, P. Walsh, P. Welsh

Melbourne (15.13.103) defeated Richmond (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Flower (4), A. Battiston (3), K. Templeton (3), B. Bailey, J. Fidge, G. Healy, P. Moore, P. Thorne
Richmond: B. Taylor (4), J. Jess (2), P. Welsh (2), P. Egan, M. Rioli, M. Roach

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Richmond remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1984 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 2 June 1984
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 43,912

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 15.13.103 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 4 7 . 6 10 . 11 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Richmond 2 . 2 6 . 5 9 . 7 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin MELB by 14 MELB by 7 MELB by 10 MELB by 27 MELB by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Mike Patterson (Richmond)
Captains: Robert Flower (Melbourne), Barry Rowlings (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Russo, R. Sawers

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Robert Flower MELB 2 3
Gerard Healy MELB 3 2
Mark Lee RICH 1 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Bailey, Bret ? ? 1 1 11 7 4 1 0 2 1
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 3 1 13 10 3 2 0 4 0
28 Cordner, David ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 3 1 2
14 Ellingworth, Roger ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1
44 Fidge, John ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 2 0 0 0
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 4 1 20 15 5 7 0 3 2
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 2 0 0 4
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 1 0 25 18 7 4 0 2 4
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 20 4 16 1 0 2 3
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 1 23 15 8 7 0 0 0
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 0 1 26 20 6 3 0 3 2
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 1 1 29 23 6 11 19 3 5
6 O'Sullivan, Michael ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 3 0 0 2
1 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 4 0 2 0
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 3 2 8 8 0 7 0 1 5
8 Thorne, Peter ? ? 1 0 17 12 5 4 0 1 3
21 Tossol, Peter ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
12 Williams, David ? ? 0 1 19 14 5 7 0 1 4
45 Yeats, Graeme ? ? 0 1 16 11 5 2 0 5 0
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 25 20 5 4 0 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 15 13 305 210 95 75 22 31 38

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Annear, John ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 2 0 2 2
13 Egan, Phil ? ? 1 3 16 11 5 4 0 0 2
7 Francis, Peter ? ? 0 1 23 11 12 4 0 1 2
10 Gepp, Tim ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 3 0 2 1
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 2 1 20 14 6 8 1 2 0
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 25 16 9 5 0 1 1
34 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 7 0 1 2
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 7 31 4 5
6 Palm, David ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 1 1
24 Peart, Neil ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 5 0 2 1
35 Pickering, Michael ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
17 Rioli, Maurice ? ? 1 0 16 9 7 1 0 2 1
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 1 1 9 6 3 3 8 3 1
22 Rowlings, Barry (c) ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 2 0 1 2
32 Stewart, Craig ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 3 1 4 1
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 3 0 3 0
21 Taylor, Brian ? ? 4 4 12 10 2 9 0 1 4
12 Wall, Matthew ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 0 0 3 1
16 Walsh, Phil ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 5 0 4 4
31 Welsh, Peter ? ? 2 0 9 7 2 4 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 10 307 203 104 76 41 38 31

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