1987 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1987 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 6 of the 1987 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Greg Healy captained the hosts.
Mark Lee captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Tony Jewell.
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, W. Dean, P. Giles, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, A. Johnson, D. Koop, G. Lyon, S. O'Dwyer, P. Payne, E. Spalding, B. Sparks, S. Stretch, S. Turner, S. Wight, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Richmond
M. Lee (capt.), B. Bower, C. Burton, P. Czerkaski, P. Egan, M. Eustice, J. Hogg, S. James, J. Manton, M. Mitchell, T. Pastore, N. Peart, M. Pickering, T. Poole, M. Rioli, M. Roach, C. Smith, G. Strachan, T. Wallace, P. Wilson
Melbourne (16.14.110) defeated Richmond (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Wight (4), G. Lyon (3), B. Sparks (2), D. Williams (2), A. Battiston, W. Dean, P. Giles, S. O'Dwyer, B. Wilson
Richmond: M. Roach (4), B. Bower, P. Egan, M. Mitchell, T. Wallace, P. Wilson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Richmond were then 13th on the ladder (down from 12th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
18,482
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | MELB by 20 | MELB by 32 | MELB by 54 | MELB by 41 | MELB by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Tony Jewell
(Richmond)
Captains:
Greg Healy
(Melbourne),
Mark Lee
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Forster,
I. Robinson
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Dean | MELB | 23 | 3 |
| Brian Wilson | MELB | 7 | 2 |
| Maurice Rioli | RICH | 27 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Koop, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Payne, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Sparks, Bradley | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | Turner, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | 301 | 232 | 69 | 97 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 20 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bower, Brendan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Czerkaski, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Hogg, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | James, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Manton, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Mitchell, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Pastore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Peart, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Rioli, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Smith, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wallace, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Wilson, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | 277 | 197 | 80 | 68 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | |||