1985 VFL Round 21: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1985 between Geelong and Richmond during round 21 of the 1985 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at VFL Park. Maurice Rioli captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Paul Sproule.

Geelong
G. Ablett, A. Bews, D. Bolton, M. Bos, D. Bourke, T. Bright, N. Bruns, M. Christensen, C. Cleave, P. Couch, S. Hocking, M. Jackson, D. Morgan, R. Neal, S. Reynoldson, M. Schulze, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Williams, M. Yeates

Richmond
M. Rioli (capt.), J. Annear, G. Bayes, C. Burton, P. Czerkaski, P. Egan, M. Eustice, P. Francis, R. Geary, T. Gepp, S. James, J. Jess, G. Landy, M. McKenna, D. Palm, M. Pickering, B. Rowlings, C. Stewart, G. Strachan, M. Wall

Geelong (12.7.79) were defeated by Richmond (16.15.111).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Ablett (5), A. Bews (3), T. Bright, P. Couch, D. Morgan, S. Williams
Richmond: M. Pickering (6), S. James (4), M. Eustice (2), P. Francis, G. Landy, D. Palm, B. Rowlings

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 6th on the ladder and Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 24 August 1985
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 16,174

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Richmond
Score: 12.7.79 - 16.15.111

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 2 7 . 5 7 . 7 12 . 7 12 . 7 (79)
Richmond 5 . 3 8 . 7 12 . 10 16 . 15 16 . 15 (111)
Margin RICH by 7 RICH by 8 RICH by 33 RICH by 32 RICH by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Howlett, G. James

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Phil Egan RICH 13 3
Michael Pickering RICH 35 2
John Annear RICH 5 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 5 2 16 13 3 9 0 4 5
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 3 2 23 16 7 5 0 3 3
16 Bolton, David ? ? 0 1 20 15 5 0 0 1 2
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 20 7 13 3 0 1 0
30 Bourke, Damian ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 8 18 5 0
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 3 1 2 1
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 0 1
47 Christensen, Martin ? ? 0 0 26 17 9 2 0 3 2
12 Cleave, Craig ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 9 2 1 1
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 1 0 12 6 6 1 0 0 0
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 19 8 11 4 0 0 3
25 Jackson, Mark ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 1
36 Morgan, Darren ? ? 1 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 1
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 27 21 6 0 0 5 0
17 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 3 0 1 2
23 Schulze, Michael ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 22 12 10 5 0 1 1
11 Williams, Greg ? ? 0 0 22 7 15 2 0 1 3
44 Williams, Shane ? ? 1 0 8 4 4 1 0 0 0
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 5 10 5 0 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 7 311 185 126 66 23 28 28

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Annear, John ? ? 0 1 30 13 17 4 0 1 3
45 Bayes, Gavin ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
2 Burton, Chris ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 2 1
28 Czerkaski, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 5 2
13 Egan, Phil ? ? 0 0 30 21 9 14 0 1 3
4 Eustice, Mark ? ? 2 2 24 19 5 5 0 1 1
7 Francis, Peter ? ? 1 0 22 19 3 1 0 1 1
51 Geary, Richard ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 1
10 Gepp, Tim ? ? 0 0 22 12 10 4 0 3 3
40 James, Stephen ? ? 4 2 16 9 7 7 2 2 2
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 5 16 11 5 8 3 2 4
34 Landy, Graeme ? ? 1 0 23 15 8 7 0 1 0
30 McKenna, Michael ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 0 0 0 0
6 Palm, David ? ? 1 3 11 5 6 2 0 0 1
35 Pickering, Michael ? ? 6 0 22 18 4 14 0 3 1
17 Rioli, Maurice (c) ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 2 0 2 0
22 Rowlings, Barry ? ? 1 0 23 18 5 2 0 1 1
32 Stewart, Craig ? ? 0 1 18 11 7 7 7 0 2
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 5 0 3 1
12 Wall, Matthew ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 2 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 15 355 235 120 87 12 28 28

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