1984 VFL Round 17: Richmond v Sydney

This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1984 between Richmond and Sydney during round 17 of the 1984 VFL season. Richmond hosted Sydney at MCG. Barry Rowlings captained the hosts. Mark Browning captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mike Patterson and the visitors were coached by Bob Hammond.

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

Sydney
M. Browning (capt.), D. Ackerly, C. Braddy, W. Capper, W. Carroll, R. Carter, A. Daniher, B. Evans, P. Foy, P. Hawke, C. Holden, M. Kruse, B. Mitchell, T. Morwood, D. Rhys-Jones, I. Roberts, J. Siddons, G. Smith, S. Taubert, S. Wright

Richmond (12.19.91) defeated Sydney (3.10.28).

Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Roach (4), J. Jess (3), M. Pickering (3), M. Lee, M. Wall
Sydney: T. Morwood (2), B. Mitchell

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Sydney were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1984 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Richmond v Sydney
Date: Saturday 28 July 1984
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 13,041

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Sydney
Score: 12.19.91 - 3.10.28

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 6 5 . 12 9 . 15 12 . 19 12 . 19 (91)
Sydney 1 . 4 3 . 6 3 . 8 3 . 10 3 . 10 (28)
Margin RICH by 8 RICH by 18 RICH by 43 RICH by 63 RICH by 63
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mike Patterson (Richmond), Bob Hammond (Sydney)
Captains: Barry Rowlings (Richmond), Mark Browning (Sydney)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Nash, G. Sidebottom

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Maurice Rioli RICH 17 3
Mark Lee RICH 1 2
David Palm RICH 6 1

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Annear, John ? ? 0 1 21 14 7 4 0 1 3
13 Egan, Phil ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 1 0 2 2
7 Francis, Peter ? ? 0 2 24 20 4 2 0 3 3
10 Gepp, Tim ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 2 0 2 3
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 3 1 8 7 1 3 7 0 1
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 5 0 1 1
34 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 0
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 2 38 0 3
44 Lovett, Wally ? ? 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 0
6 Palm, David ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 3 0 4 0
24 Peart, Neil ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 2 3 2
35 Pickering, Michael ? ? 3 1 15 12 3 3 0 1 4
23 Poole, Trevor ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 6 0 0 1
17 Rioli, Maurice ? ? 0 2 27 23 4 2 0 2 4
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 4 2 9 8 1 5 3 1 1
22 Rowlings, Barry (c) ? ? 0 1 22 17 5 2 0 0 1
32 Stewart, Craig ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 2 0
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 1 0 1 0
12 Wall, Matthew ? ? 1 2 20 17 3 6 0 1 6
16 Walsh, Phil ? ? 0 1 18 13 5 4 0 1 2
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 12 19 294 214 80 55 50 25 37

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
9 Ackerly, David ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 0 1
12 Braddy, Craig ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 4 0 0 1
11 Browning, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 1 0 4 2
39 Capper, Warwick ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 3 2 2 1
18 Carroll, Wayne ? ? 0 1 10 6 4 2 1 3 3
13 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 2 1
19 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 0 1 7 6 1 2 2 2 0
15 Evans, Bernie ? ? 0 1 18 16 2 2 0 0 1
29 Foy, Pat ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 0 1 2
34 Hawke, Paul ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 1 0 4 0
22 Holden, Craig ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 1 0 3 3
3 Kruse, Max ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 2 1
49 Mitchell, Barry ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 2 0 0 2
21 Morwood, Tony ? ? 2 0 5 4 1 0 0 2 3
30 Rhys-Jones, David ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 3 0 4 0
5 Roberts, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 1 0
50 Siddons, Jamie ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 0 0 0
8 Smith, Greg ? ? 0 1 16 16 0 2 0 1 1
24 Taubert, Steven ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 24 2 2
26 Wright, Stephen ? ? 0 2 22 18 4 1 0 4 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 3 10 227 180 47 42 29 37 25

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