1988 VFL Round 19: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1988 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 19 of the 1988 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at MCG.
Dale Weightman captained the hosts.
Greg Healy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Bartlett and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Richmond
D. Weightman (capt.), B. Bower, P. Egan, T. Free, J. Hogg, S. James, M. Knights, M. Laffy, C. Lambert, M. Lee, B. Leys, A. McKellar, M. Mitchell, R. Nixon, J. Pickering, M. Pickering, T. Poole, C. Pym, D. Ryan, P. Wilson
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), B. Bailey, T. Campbell, D. Flintoff, R. Grinter, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, J. Viney, T. Viney, S. Wight, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Richmond (23.11.149) defeated Melbourne (20.11.131).
Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Egan (7), D. Weightman (5), M. Mitchell (3), M. Pickering (2), D. Ryan (2), T. Free, J. Hogg, J. Pickering, C. Pym
Melbourne: D. Williams (4), R. Jackson (3), J. Stynes (3), D. Flintoff (2), G. Lyon (2), S. Stretch (2), G. Healy, B. Lovett, S. O'Dwyer, J. Viney
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 August 1988
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
20,475
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 9 | 23 | . | 11 | 23 | . | 11 | (149) |
| Melbourne | 9 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 11 | 20 | . | 11 | (131) |
| Margin | MELB by 36 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 18 | RICH by 18 | RICH by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Dale Weightman
(Richmond),
Greg Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Childs,
I. Clayton
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Lambert | RICH | 53 | 3 |
| Michael Mitchell | RICH | 7 | 2 |
| Michael Pickering | RICH | 35 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bower, Brendan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 7 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Free, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | Hogg, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | James, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Knights, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Laffy, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Lambert, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 54 | Leys, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | McKellar, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Mitchell, Michael | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Nixon, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 52 | Pickering, Justin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 51 | Pym, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Ryan, Des | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Wilson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 11 | 328 | 210 | 118 | 87 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 34 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Flintoff, David | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Viney, Jay | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 11 | 304 | 206 | 98 | 74 | 22 | 26 | 34 | 26 | |||