1988 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 April 1988 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1988 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at MCG.
Michael Pickering captained the hosts.
Greg Healy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Bartlett and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Richmond
M. Pickering (capt.), C. Burton, P. Czerkaski, P. Egan, G. Frangalas, T. Free, A. Goodwin, J. Hogg, D. Honybun, S. James, J. Jess, C. Lambert, J. Manton, M. Mitchell, T. Nichols, D. Palm, J. Pickering, T. Poole, M. Roach, M. Thomson
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), B. Bailey, T. Campbell, W. Dean, S. Eishold, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, P. Payne, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Wight, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Richmond (16.12.108) were defeated by Melbourne (23.16.154).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Hogg (6), T. Free (2), S. James (2), D. Palm (2), P. Egan, M. Mitchell, T. Nichols, M. Pickering
Melbourne: T. Campbell (7), G. Lyon (4), S. Eishold (3), R. Jackson (2), S. O'Dwyer (2), J. Stynes (2), B. Bailey, W. Dean, G. Healy
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 13th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Monday 4 April 1988
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
34,824
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| Melbourne | 8 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 4 | 19 | . | 9 | 23 | . | 16 | 23 | . | 16 | (154) |
| Margin | MELB by 39 | MELB by 48 | MELB by 54 | MELB by 46 | MELB by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Michael Pickering
(Richmond),
Greg Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Bulluss,
B. Sheehan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Stynes | MELB | 11 | 3 |
| Graeme Yeats | MELB | 8 | 2 |
| Steven O'Dwyer | MELB | 1 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Czerkaski, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Frangalas, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Free, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Goodwin, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Hogg, Jeff | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Honybun, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | James, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 53 | Lambert, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Manton, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Mitchell, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Nichols, Trent | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Palm, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 52 | Pickering, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Thomson, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 12 | 266 | 163 | 103 | 57 | 13 | 23 | 28 | 30 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 7 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Payne, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 16 | 289 | 195 | 94 | 58 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 28 | |||