1985 VFL Round 10: Richmond v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1985 between Richmond and Geelong during round 10 of the 1985 VFL season. Richmond hosted Geelong at VFL Park. Maurice Rioli captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Paul Sproule and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Richmond
M. Rioli (capt.), J. Annear, T. Barling, C. Burton, P. Czerkaski, P. Egan, M. Eustice, R. Geary, T. Gepp, S. James, J. Jess, M. McKenna, D. Palm, M. Pickering, T. Poole, M. Roach, C. Stewart, G. Strachan, P. Walsh, D. Weightman

Geelong
G. Ablett, C. Alderdice, A. Bews, M. Bos, T. Bright, N. Bruns, M. Christensen, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, M. Jackson, M. Kol, M. Lenaghan, D. Morgan, R. Neal, M. Reed, S. Reynoldson, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Williams, M. Yeates

Richmond (10.10.70) were defeated by Geelong (18.12.120).

Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Roach (4), P. Egan (2), D. Weightman (2), M. McKenna, M. Rioli
Geelong: A. Bews (6), M. Kol (3), G. Ablett (2), M. Reed (2), S. Reynoldson (2), C. Alderdice, M. Jackson, D. Morgan

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Richmond v Geelong
Date: Saturday 1 June 1985
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 24,849

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Geelong
Score: 10.10.70 - 18.12.120

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 2 6 . 3 9 . 8 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Geelong 2 . 1 4 . 5 7 . 7 18 . 12 18 . 12 (120)
Margin RICH by 1 RICH by 10 RICH by 13 GEEL by 50 GEEL by 50
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Paul Sproule (Richmond), Tom Hafey (Geelong)
Captains: Maurice Rioli (Richmond), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sawers, P. Waight

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Andrew Bews GEEL 27 3
Greg Strachan RICH 19 2
Greg Williams GEEL 11 1

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Annear, John ? ? 0 1 33 23 10 5 0 5 0
15 Barling, Tim ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 5 12 1 4
2 Burton, Chris ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 0 2 2
28 Czerkaski, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 6 0 0 2
13 Egan, Phil ? ? 2 1 18 11 7 7 0 0 0
4 Eustice, Mark ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 2 0 2 4
51 Geary, Richard ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 0 0
10 Gepp, Tim ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 5 0 2 1
40 James, Stephen ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 3 0 2 2
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 5 0 1 0
30 McKenna, Michael ? ? 1 0 20 12 8 4 0 1 0
6 Palm, David ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 0 0
35 Pickering, Michael ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
23 Poole, Trevor ? ? 0 0 26 15 11 6 0 0 1
17 Rioli, Maurice (c) ? ? 1 1 17 13 4 3 0 1 2
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 4 1 7 6 1 6 0 0 1
32 Stewart, Craig ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 3 2 2 0
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 4 0 1 1
16 Walsh, Phil ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 2 0 1 1
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 2 3 28 12 16 9 0 2 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 10 327 214 113 83 14 23 21

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 2 2 12 9 3 6 0 2 2
34 Alderdice, Craig ? ? 1 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 0
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 6 1 24 19 5 3 1 1 1
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 5 1 0 0
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 7 0 1 1
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 1 25 21 4 5 0 2 3
47 Christensen, Martin ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 3 0 0 0
14 Flanigan, Darren ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 5 19 4 0
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 4 0 4 0
25 Jackson, Mark ? ? 1 1 7 5 2 6 0 0 5
37 Kol, Michael ? ? 3 1 19 14 5 3 0 2 0
32 Lenaghan, Michael ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 0 0
36 Morgan, Darren ? ? 1 3 24 18 6 7 0 2 0
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 0 0
1 Reed, Malcolm ? ? 2 0 16 9 7 2 0 1 3
17 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 2 0 14 9 5 7 1 0 3
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 0 1 1
11 Williams, Greg ? ? 0 0 22 9 13 4 0 0 1
44 Williams, Shane ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 4 0 1 2
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 2 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 18 12 305 201 104 78 22 21 23

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