1987 VFL Round 21: North Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1987 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round 21 of the 1987 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG. Mark Lee captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Tony Jewell.

North Melbourne
D. Ackerly, J. Chandler, A. Clarkson, A. Demetriou, I. Fairley, P. German, D. Harris, M. Hepburn, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Law, J. Love, S. McCann, D. McDonald, J. Mossop, R. Smith, S. Smith, P. Spargo, D. Steele

Richmond
M. Lee (capt.), B. Bower, C. Burton, R. Dintinosante, P. Egan, M. Eustice, A. Goodwin, J. Hogg, S. James, J. Jess, J. Manton, M. Mitchell, R. Nixon, D. Notting, D. Palm, T. Poole, M. Rioli, M. Roach, M. Thomson, D. Weightman

North Melbourne (18.14.122) defeated Richmond (11.18.84).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: P. Krakouer (4), I. Fairley (2), P. German (2), J. Krakouer (2), J. Love (2), S. Smith (2), J. Chandler, A. Clarkson, M. Hepburn, D. McDonald
Richmond: M. Roach (4), M. Mitchell (3), P. Egan (2), M. Thomson, D. Weightman

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Richmond remained 13th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: North Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 22 August 1987
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 15,073

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 18.14.122 - 11.18.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 6 6 . 7 11 . 9 18 . 14 18 . 14 (122)
Richmond 0 . 5 6 . 9 7 . 17 11 . 18 11 . 18 (84)
Margin NMLB by 19 RICH by 2 NMLB by 16 NMLB by 38 NMLB by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Kennedy (North Melbourne), Tony Jewell (Richmond)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Mark Lee (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Forster, C. Mitchell

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Matthew Larkin NMLB 9 3
Michael Mitchell RICH 7 2
Mark Hepburn NMLB 34 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
10 Ackerly, David ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 1 0 1 0 2
46 Chandler, Jeff ? ? 1 1 16 10 6 3 0 3 1 0
57 Clarkson, Alastair ? ? 1 1 18 10 8 2 1 1 1 0
28 Demetriou, Andrew ? ? 0 1 20 10 10 1 0 2 2 2
6 Fairley, Ian ? ? 2 0 13 9 4 4 0 1 0 0
29 German, Peter ? ? 2 2 25 17 8 6 0 0 1 1
26 Harris, Darren ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 3 0 0 4 1
34 Hepburn, Mark ? ? 1 0 10 5 5 4 0 1 1 1
3 Krakouer, Jim ? ? 2 1 20 15 5 1 0 0 0 3
8 Krakouer, Phil ? ? 4 3 13 7 6 0 0 0 1 0
9 Larkin, Matthew ? ? 0 1 21 9 12 2 0 0 2 1
13 Law, John ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 2 2 1
39 Love, Jason ? ? 2 1 10 6 4 2 0 2 0 2
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 2 1 1 1
25 McDonald, Donald ? ? 1 0 7 2 5 0 0 0 0 1
4 Mossop, John ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 5 7 0 2 1
15 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 1 16 15 1 3 0 2 1 0
32 Smith, Shaun ? ? 2 1 10 5 5 2 0 0 0 0
31 Spargo, Paul ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 0 0 1 3 1
7 Steele, Darren ? ? 0 1 19 16 3 0 0 0 2 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 18 14 294 183 111 41 10 17 24 21

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
31 Bower, Brendan ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 4 0 0 1 1
2 Burton, Chris ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 1 0 0 1 0
48 Dintinosante, Renato ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 0 0 1 1 0
13 Egan, Phil ? ? 2 4 14 8 6 5 0 1 0 0
4 Eustice, Mark ? ? 0 0 35 29 6 2 0 0 1 0
43 Goodwin, Andy ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 0 2 0 2
34 Hogg, Jeff ? ? 0 1 13 8 5 0 0 1 2 0
40 James, Stephen ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 0 1 2 0
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 4 0 0 0 1
1 Lee, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 0 10 0 2 2
11 Manton, John ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 1 2 1
7 Mitchell, Michael ? ? 3 0 20 8 12 4 0 1 0 0
36 Nixon, Richard ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 3 0 0 0 2
58 Notting, Dean ? ? 0 1 13 8 5 5 0 3 1 2
6 Palm, David ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 1 0 1 2 2
23 Poole, Trevor ? ? 0 1 20 13 7 5 1 1 1 4
27 Rioli, Maurice ? ? 0 2 19 12 7 1 0 2 1 1
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 4 2 8 8 0 3 0 1 0 3
15 Thomson, Michael ? ? 1 1 27 14 13 3 1 1 1 1
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 1 2 26 16 10 1 0 2 3 2
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 11 18 306 198 108 51 12 19 21 24

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