1985 VFL Round 18: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1985 between Footscray and Richmond during round 18 of the 1985 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at VFL Park.
Jim Edmond captained the hosts.
Maurice Rioli captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Paul Sproule.
Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), L. Bamblett, S. Beasley, T. Buhagiar, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, A. Daniels, M. Ford, P. Foster, B. Hardie, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, S. MacPherson, M. McLean, N. Peart, A. Petraglia, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis
Richmond
M. Rioli (capt.), J. Annear, T. Barling, 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. Roach, B. Rowlings, G. Strachan, D. Weightman
Footscray (25.16.166) defeated Richmond (17.6.108).
Goalkickers
Footscray: S. Beasley (12), B. Royal (3), L. Bamblett (2), B. Hardie (2), T. Buhagiar, A. Daniels, M. Ford, S. MacPherson, A. Purser, S. Wallis
Richmond: M. Roach (6), B. Rowlings (4), M. Pickering (3), D. Weightman (3), M. McKenna
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder and Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 3 August 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
16,205
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 11 | 25 | . | 16 | 25 | . | 16 | (166) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 6 | 17 | . | 6 | (108) |
| Margin | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 39 | FOOT by 18 | FOOT by 58 | FOOT by 58 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray),
Paul Sproule
(Richmond)
Captains:
Jim Edmond
(Footscray),
Maurice Rioli
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
G. James
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Beasley | FOOT | 18 | 3 |
| Brad Hardie | FOOT | 4 | 2 |
| Dale Weightman | RICH | 3 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bamblett, Les | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 12 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Daniels, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Hardie, Brad | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Peart, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 38 | Petraglia, Angelo | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 5 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Sewell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 5 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 25 | 16 | 321 | 222 | 99 | 87 | 29 | 46 | 42 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Annear, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Barling, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Foley, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Gepp, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | James, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Palm, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 17 | Rioli, Maurice (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Rowlings, Barry | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 6 | 300 | 190 | 110 | 69 | 14 | 43 | 46 | |||