1985 VFL Round 7: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1985 between Richmond and Footscray during round 7 of the 1985 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at MCG.
Mark Lee captained the hosts.
Jim Edmond captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paul Sproule and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
Richmond
M. Lee (capt.), J. Annear, C. Burton, P. Egan, M. Eustice, D. Foley, P. Francis, T. Gepp, S. James, J. Jess, G. Landy, M. McKenna, D. Palm, M. Pickering, T. Poole, M. Rioli, B. Rowlings, G. Strachan, P. Walsh, D. Weightman
Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), L. Bamblett, D. Baxter, S. Beasley, T. Buhagiar, B. Cordy, G. Cordy, N. Cordy, A. Daniels, B. Hardie, D. Hawkins, R. Kennedy, S. MacPherson, P. Maylin, M. McLean, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis, I. Williams
Richmond (15.11.101) were defeated by Footscray (23.13.151).
Goalkickers
Richmond: S. James (6), J. Jess (3), D. Weightman (3), J. Annear, M. Lee, M. Rioli
Footscray: S. Beasley (5), B. Royal (5), B. Hardie (3), L. Bamblett (2), G. Cordy (2), A. Daniels (2), J. Sewell (2), T. Buhagiar, S. Wallis
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
36,260
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Footscray | 9 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 5 | 18 | . | 8 | 23 | . | 13 | 23 | . | 13 | (151) |
| Margin | FOOT by 43 | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 50 | FOOT by 50 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paul Sproule
(Richmond),
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray)
Captains:
Mark Lee
(Richmond),
Jim Edmond
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson,
R. Sawers
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Royal | FOOT | 33 | 3 |
| Steve Wallis | FOOT | 24 | 2 |
| Brad Hardie | FOOT | 4 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Annear, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Foley, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Gepp, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | James, Stephen | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 1 |
| 30 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Palm, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Rioli, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Rowlings, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Walsh, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | 309 | 217 | 92 | 69 | 28 | 35 | 18 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bamblett, Les | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Cordy, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Daniels, Allen | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Hardie, Brad | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Maylin, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Sewell, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Williams, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 13 | 296 | 230 | 66 | 92 | 11 | 18 | 35 | |||