1984 VFL Round 22: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1984 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 22 of the 1984 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at MCG.
Barry Rowlings captained the hosts.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mike Patterson and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Richmond
B. Rowlings (capt.), G. Ablett, J. Annear, T. Barling, P. Egan, P. Francis, R. Fuller, T. Gepp, J. Jess, M. Keane, M. Lee, J. Manton, D. Palm, M. Pickering, T. Poole, M. Rioli, C. Stewart, G. Strachan, P. Walsh, D. Weightman
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), D. Cordner, D. Dickson, P. Earley, R. Ellingworth, J. Fidge, P. Giles, Gerard Healy, Greg Healy, M. Howard, D. Hughes, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, P. Moore, R. Richards, F. Rugolo, S. Smith, X. Tanner, D. Williams, B. Wilson
Richmond (21.19.145) defeated Melbourne (18.9.117).
Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Pickering (3), T. Poole (3), B. Rowlings (3), D. Weightman (3), J. Jess (2), P. Walsh (2), G. Ablett, J. Annear, P. Francis, J. Manton, M. Rioli
Melbourne: J. Fidge (5), D. Cordner (3), G. Healy (2), B. Wilson (2), P. Earley, P. Moore, R. Richards, F. Rugolo, X. Tanner, D. Williams
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1984 VFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 September 1984
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,565
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 16 | 21 | . | 19 | 21 | . | 19 | (145) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 7 | 18 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 9 | (117) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | level | RICH by 39 | RICH by 28 | RICH by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mike Patterson
(Richmond),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Barry Rowlings
(Richmond),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Bulluss,
I. Clayton
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Rowlings | RICH | 22 | 3 |
| Maurice Rioli | RICH | 17 | 2 |
| Geoff Ablett | RICH | 4 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ablett, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Annear, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Barling, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Fuller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Gepp, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 6 |
| 38 | Manton, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Palm, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael | ? | ? | 3 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Rioli, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Rowlings, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Walsh, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 19 | 329 | 215 | 114 | 81 | 37 | 28 | 36 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Dickson, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 56 | Earley, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Ellingworth, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Fidge, John | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | Howard, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | Rugolo, Francesco | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 9 | 300 | 204 | 96 | 76 | 18 | 36 | 28 | |||