1987 VFL Round 19: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1987 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 19 of the 1987 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.), B. Bower, C. Burton, P. Egan, M. Eustice, J. Hogg, S. James, J. Jess, J. Manton, M. Mitchell, R. Nixon, D. Notting, D. Palm, M. Pickering, T. Poole, M. Rioli, C. Smith, M. Thomson, D. Weightman, P. Wilson
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, D. Chiron, W. Dean, S. Eishold, R. Grinter, G. Healy, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. O'Dwyer, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Wight, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Richmond (15.10.100) were defeated by Melbourne (17.17.119).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Jess (7), P. Egan (3), J. Hogg, J. Manton, T. Poole, C. Smith, P. Wilson
Melbourne: R. Jackson (4), G. Lyon (4), G. Healy (2), D. Chiron, S. Eishold, R. Flower, S. O'Dwyer, J. Stynes, T. Viney, D. Williams
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 14th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 August 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,899
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| Margin | RICH by 5 | RICH by 16 | RICH by 6 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tony Jewell
(Richmond),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Mark Lee
(Richmond),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Forster,
D. Rich
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Jackson | MELB | 45 | 3 |
| Jim Jess | RICH | 20 | 2 |
| Steven O'Dwyer | MELB | 32 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bower, Brendan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Hogg, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | James, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Manton, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Mitchell, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Nixon, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | Notting, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Palm, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Rioli, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Smith, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Thomson, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Wilson, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 10 | 271 | 188 | 83 | 61 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 17 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Chiron, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 17 | 294 | 211 | 83 | 58 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 26 | |||