1986 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 March 1986 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1986 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at MCG.
Mark Lee captained the hosts.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tony Jewell and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Richmond
M. Lee (capt.), J. Annear, P. Egan, M. Eustice, P. Francis, S. James, G. Landy, M. Lockman, P. McCormack, D. Palm, N. Peart, M. Pickering, T. Poole, M. Roach, M. Roberts, C. Stewart, G. Strachan, R. Thornton, P. Walsh, D. Weightman
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, D. Bourke, D. Cox, T. Fidge, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, A. Johnson, N. Kol, G. Lyon, P. Moore, S. Newport, M. Reynolds, R. Richards, J. Rugolo, S. Stretch, S. Turner, B. Wilson, S. Zantuck
Richmond (19.14.128) were defeated by Melbourne (20.18.138).
Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Roach (6), M. Pickering (3), R. Thornton (3), S. James (2), G. Landy (2), P. Egan, M. Lee, D. Weightman
Melbourne: T. Fidge (4), M. Reynolds (3), R. Grinter (2), G. Lyon (2), P. Moore (2), R. Richards (2), S. Turner (2), R. Flower, B. Wilson, S. Zantuck
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1986 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 March 1986
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
25,219
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 14 | (128) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 16 | 20 | . | 18 | 20 | . | 18 | (138) |
| Margin | RICH by 9 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tony Jewell
(Richmond),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Mark Lee
(Richmond),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Hinton,
D. Howlett
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Egan | RICH | 13 | 3 |
| Alan Johnson | MELB | 9 | 2 |
| Michael Roach | RICH | 8 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Annear, John | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | James, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Lockman, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Palm, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Peart, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Roberts, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Thornton, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Walsh, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 14 | 284 | 197 | 87 | 65 | 25 | 33 | 19 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Bourke, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Cox, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Fidge, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | Kol, Nigel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Reynolds, Michael | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | Rugolo, Joseph | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Turner, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 18 | 249 | 187 | 62 | 51 | 17 | 19 | 33 | |||