1988 VFL Round 7: Richmond v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1988 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 7 of the 1988 VFL season. Richmond hosted North Melbourne at MCG. Dale Weightman captained the hosts. John Law captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Bartlett and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

Richmond
D. Weightman (capt.), P. Barlow, M. Eustice, T. Free, A. Goodwin, G. Hamilton, J. Hogg, D. Honybun, S. James, C. Lambert, M. Lee, B. Leys, M. Mitchell, T. Nichols, D. Palm, J. Pickering, M. Pickering, T. Poole, M. Thomson, P. Wilson

North Melbourne
J. Law (capt.), B. Allison, M. Arceri, P. Bryce, B. Buckley, J. Chandler, A. Clarkson, P. German, D. Harris, M. Hepburn, P. Jonas, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, M. Martyn, S. McCann, D. McDonald, D. McRae, D. Ogier, S. Smith, P. Spargo

Richmond (11.7.73) were defeated by North Melbourne (22.18.150).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Hogg (3), S. James (3), T. Poole (2), T. Free, A. Goodwin, M. Pickering
North Melbourne: M. Arceri (5), A. Clarkson (4), P. Krakouer (4), B. Allison (2), P. Bryce (2), P. Jonas, D. McDonald, D. Ogier, S. Smith, P. Spargo

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 14th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1988 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Richmond v North Melbourne
Date: Sunday 15 May 1988
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 12,880

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by North Melbourne
Score: 11.7.73 - 22.18.150

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 5 . 3 9 . 6 10 . 6 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
North Melbourne 4 . 3 6 . 8 13 . 13 22 . 18 22 . 18 (150)
Margin RICH by 6 RICH by 16 NMLB by 25 NMLB by 77 NMLB by 77
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Bartlett (Richmond), John Kennedy (North Melbourne)
Captains: Dale Weightman (Richmond), John Law (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Ball, B. Bulluss

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Mark Arceri NMLB 17 3
Alastair Clarkson NMLB 23 2
Matthew Larkin NMLB 9 1

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
48 Barlow, Paul ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 1 2
4 Eustice, Mark ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 2 1 0
30 Free, Tony ? ? 1 0 27 23 4 7 0 1 5 3
24 Goodwin, Andy ? ? 1 0 3 2 1 1 7 1 0 1
47 Hamilton, Greg ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 0 0 1 0 0
34 Hogg, Jeff ? ? 3 1 9 6 3 3 0 0 0 0
42 Honybun, David ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 2 3 2 0
40 James, Stephen ? ? 3 0 8 8 0 3 0 1 0 2
53 Lambert, Craig ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 2 0 1 3 1
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 7 2 0 2
54 Leys, Brian ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 0 1 2 3
7 Mitchell, Michael ? ? 0 0 10 3 7 0 0 2 0 5
22 Nichols, Trent ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 2 0 1 0 0
6 Palm, David ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
52 Pickering, Justin ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 3 0 1 0 1
35 Pickering, Michael ? ? 1 2 17 14 3 3 0 1 2 2
23 Poole, Trevor ? ? 2 0 10 9 1 2 0 1 2 2
15 Thomson, Michael ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 0 0 2 1 0
3 Weightman, Dale (c) ? ? 0 2 20 14 6 3 0 0 1 0
19 Wilson, Peter ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 3 2 0 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 7 242 174 68 41 18 22 20 26

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
33 Allison, Brett ? ? 2 0 21 14 7 2 0 2 1 1
17 Arceri, Mark ? ? 5 4 31 26 5 2 0 0 3 1
40 Bryce, Paul ? ? 2 1 11 9 2 4 1 0 1 2
14 Buckley, Ben ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 0 0 0 1 2
30 Chandler, Jeff ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 2 1 1
23 Clarkson, Alastair ? ? 4 2 22 19 3 4 0 0 2 1
29 German, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 1 1 1
26 Harris, Darren ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 8 3 0 2
34 Hepburn, Mark ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 1 0 1 0
45 Jonas, Peter ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 0 0 1 1 1
8 Krakouer, Phil ? ? 4 3 16 13 3 2 0 1 2 0
9 Larkin, Matthew ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 2 0 4 2 2
13 Law, John (c) ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 1 2 2
50 Martyn, Mick ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 1 1 1
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 5 0 1 0
25 McDonald, Donald ? ? 1 0 11 6 5 1 2 0 1 1
19 McRae, Dean ? ? 0 1 15 15 0 2 0 0 2 1
42 Ogier, Darren ? ? 1 1 10 10 0 2 0 1 2 0
32 Smith, Shaun ? ? 1 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
31 Spargo, Paul ? ? 1 4 26 24 2 7 0 2 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 22 18 270 223 47 41 17 19 26 20

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