1988 VFL Round 4: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1988 between Richmond and Geelong during round 4 of the 1988 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at MCG.
Dale Weightman captained the hosts.
Damian Bourke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Bartlett and the visitors were coached by John Devine.
Richmond
D. Weightman (capt.), P. Barlow, B. Bower, P. Egan, M. Eustice, T. Free, J. Hogg, D. Honybun, S. James, C. Lambert, M. Lee, M. Mitchell, T. Nichols, R. Nixon, D. Palm, J. Pickering, M. Pickering, T. Poole, T. Powell, M. Thomson
Geelong
D. Bourke (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, M. Bos, N. Bruns, M. Christensen, P. Couch, T. Darcy, S. Denham, D. Denneman, D. Drum, D. Flanigan, S. Hocking, G. Landy, D. Russell, M. Schulze, R. Scott, D. Troy, M. Turner, M. Yeates
Richmond (11.16.82) were defeated by Geelong (24.17.161).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Hogg (4), P. Egan (3), J. Pickering (2), D. Honybun, M. Mitchell
Geelong: G. Ablett (10), M. Turner (4), S. Denham (2), D. Russell (2), M. Bairstow, N. Bruns, M. Christensen, S. Hocking, R. Scott, M. Yeates
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 13th on the ladder and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Monday 25 April 1988
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
27,417
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Geelong | 6 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 11 | 24 | . | 17 | 24 | . | 17 | (161) |
| Margin | GEEL by 29 | GEEL by 52 | GEEL by 88 | GEEL by 79 | GEEL by 79 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
John Devine
(Geelong)
Captains:
Dale Weightman
(Richmond),
Damian Bourke
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Harris,
G. Vernon
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Ablett | GEEL | 5 | 3 |
| Damian Bourke | GEEL | 30 | 2 |
| Paul Couch | GEEL | 7 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Barlow, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Bower, Brendan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Free, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Hogg, Jeff | ? | ? | 4 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Honybun, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | James, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 53 | Lambert, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Mitchell, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Nichols, Trent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Nixon, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Palm, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 52 | Pickering, Justin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Powell, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Thomson, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | 260 | 185 | 75 | 69 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 21 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ablett, Gary | ? | ? | 10 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Christensen, Martin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Denneman, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Drum, Damian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Flanigan, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Russell, Dwayne | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Schulze, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Troy, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 17 | 343 | 206 | 137 | 73 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 28 | |||