1985 VFL Round 22: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1985 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 22 of the 1985 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at MCG.
Maurice Rioli captained the hosts.
Gerard Healy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paul Sproule and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Richmond
M. Rioli (capt.), J. Annear, 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, D. Weightman
Melbourne
Gerard Healy (capt.), D. Allday, A. Battiston, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, D. Cox, T. Fidge, Greg Healy, D. Hughes, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, P. Moore, S. Newport, M. O'Sullivan, L. Parish, P. Payne, R. White, B. Wilson, M. Withers, S. Zantuck
Richmond (20.12.132) defeated Melbourne (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
Richmond: S. James (6), J. Annear (3), J. Jess (3), D. Palm (3), M. Pickering (2), M. Eustice, M. Rioli, B. Rowlings
Melbourne: D. Cordner (3), Gerard Healy (2), A. Johnson (2), P. Moore (2), D. Cox, Greg Healy, P. Payne, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 8th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
17,158
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 8 | 20 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 12 | (132) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | RICH by 30 | RICH by 66 | RICH by 46 | RICH by 41 | RICH by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paul Sproule
(Richmond),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Maurice Rioli
(Richmond),
Gerard Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
C. Mitchell
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Rioli | RICH | 17 | 3 |
| Alan Jarrott | MELB | 47 | 2 |
| Michael Pickering | RICH | 35 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Annear, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Czerkaski, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | Geary, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Gepp, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | James, Stephen | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Palm, David | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Rioli, Maurice (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Rowlings, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Wall, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 12 | 298 | 207 | 91 | 77 | 8 | 24 | 27 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Allday, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Cox, Darryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Fidge, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 48 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | O'Sullivan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Parish, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Payne, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | White, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Withers, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | 302 | 200 | 102 | 62 | 21 | 27 | 24 | |||