1984 VFL Round 20: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1984 between Richmond and Footscray during round 20 of the 1984 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at VFL Park.
Barry Rowlings captained the hosts.
Jim Edmond captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mike Patterson and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
Richmond
B. Rowlings (capt.), G. Ablett, J. Annear, P. Egan, P. Francis, R. Fuller, T. Gepp, J. Jess, M. Keane, G. Landy, M. Lee, J. Manton, D. Palm, M. Pickering, T. Poole, M. Rioli, M. Roach, C. Stewart, G. Strachan, M. Wall
Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), L. Bamblett, D. Baxter, S. Beasley, C. Burton, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, M. Egan, R. Groenewegen, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, R. Kennedy, R. MacPherson, S. MacPherson, M. McKenna, M. McLean, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis
Richmond (12.13.85) defeated Footscray (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Egan (2), P. Francis (2), M. Pickering (2), M. Roach (2), M. Keane, M. Lee, J. Manton, M. Rioli
Footscray: S. Beasley (2), L. Bamblett, B. Cordy, J. Edmond, R. Groenewegen, D. Hawkins, J. Sewell, S. Wallis
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1984 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1984
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
13,013
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | RICH by 9 | FOOT by 4 | level | RICH by 20 | RICH by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mike Patterson
(Richmond),
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray)
Captains:
Barry Rowlings
(Richmond),
Jim Edmond
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Morrow,
R. Sawers
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jess | RICH | 20 | 3 |
| Barry Rowlings | RICH | 22 | 2 |
| Maurice Rioli | RICH | 17 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ablett, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Annear, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Fuller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Gepp, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 2 |
| 38 | Manton, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Palm, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Rioli, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Rowlings, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 32 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Wall, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | 328 | 201 | 127 | 67 | 41 | 42 | 35 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bamblett, Les | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | MacPherson, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 34 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 5 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Sewell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | 272 | 194 | 78 | 55 | 29 | 35 | 42 | |||