1986 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1986 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 12 of the 1986 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG. Peter Moore captained the hosts. Mark Lee captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Tony Jewell.

Melbourne
P. Moore (capt.), A. Battiston, T. Campbell, D. Cordner, D. Dickson, J. Fidge, R. Grinter, G. Healy, D. Hughes, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, N. Kol, G. Lyon, S. Newport, J. Nichols, P. Payne, R. Richards, S. Stretch, S. Wight, G. Yeats

Richmond
M. Lee (capt.), J. Annear, B. Bower, A. Cross, P. Francis, S. James, J. Jess, G. Landy, J. Manton, D. Notting, N. Peart, M. Pickering, T. Poole, M. Rioli, M. Roach, M. Roberts, B. Rowlings, C. Smith, T. Smith, R. Thornton

Melbourne (17.23.125) were defeated by Richmond (21.8.134).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Healy (5), J. Fidge (4), R. Grinter (2), D. Hughes (2), A. Jarrott (2), D. Cordner, R. Richards
Richmond: M. Roach (6), M. Lee (4), M. Pickering (3), J. Manton (2), T. Poole (2), J. Annear, B. Bower, M. Roberts, B. Rowlings

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1986 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 14 June 1986
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 19,032

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 17.23.125 - 21.8.134

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 8 9 . 10 14 . 17 17 . 23 17 . 23 (125)
Richmond 4 . 2 12 . 4 17 . 7 21 . 8 21 . 8 (134)
Margin MELB by 6 RICH by 12 RICH by 8 RICH by 9 RICH by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Northey (Melbourne), Tony Jewell (Richmond)
Captains: Peter Moore (Melbourne), Mark Lee (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Howe, M. Sneddon

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Mark Lee RICH 1 3
Rod Grinter MELB 14 2
Michael Pickering RICH 35 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 1 1
40 Campbell, Tony ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 1 0 0 1
28 Cordner, David ? ? 1 1 5 2 3 1 0 1 0
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 4 0 1 0
44 Fidge, John ? ? 4 4 17 13 4 5 0 0 0
14 Grinter, Rod ? ? 2 4 19 13 6 9 0 0 1
33 Healy, Greg ? ? 5 2 31 23 8 2 0 1 1
10 Hughes, Danny ? ? 2 0 14 9 5 3 1 2 2
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 2 0 26 18 8 2 0 0 1
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 0 6 15 12 3 3 0 2 1
38 Kol, Nigel ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 4 0 3 0
3 Lyon, Garry ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 5 0 0 1
30 Moore, Peter (c) ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 23 1 4
34 Newport, Stephen ? ? 0 2 19 16 3 6 0 3 2
39 Nichols, Jeremy ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
43 Payne, Paul ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 0
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 1 1 10 6 4 3 0 0 0
18 Stretch, Steven ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 5 0 1 0
27 Wight, Sean ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 4 0 2 1
8 Yeats, Graeme ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 5 0 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 17 23 299 230 69 71 24 20 17

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Annear, John ? ? 1 0 17 10 7 3 0 0 0
31 Bower, Brendan ? ? 1 0 21 11 10 2 0 0 2
55 Cross, Andrew ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 0 1 0
7 Francis, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 0 0 0 1
40 James, Stephen ? ? 0 1 19 12 7 5 0 1 0
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 4 0 1 0
34 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 1
1 Lee, Mark (c) ? ? 4 0 18 10 8 8 18 3 4
38 Manton, John ? ? 2 1 20 15 5 7 8 4 0
58 Notting, Dean ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 0 0
24 Peart, Neil ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 2 0 1
35 Pickering, Michael ? ? 3 1 19 12 7 10 0 2 0
23 Poole, Trevor ? ? 2 1 20 12 8 8 0 1 1
27 Rioli, Maurice ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 4 0 0 3
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 6 3 16 14 2 9 0 2 1
10 Roberts, Michael ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 1
22 Rowlings, Barry ? ? 1 0 14 10 4 4 0 1 3
39 Smith, Craig ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 0 0 0 0
12 Smith, Terry ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 5 0 0 1
37 Thornton, Ron ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 1 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 21 8 295 203 92 79 28 17 20

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