1989 VFL Round 3: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1989 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1989 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.), B. Bower, P. Egan, T. Free, A. Goodwin, S. Griffiths, J. Hogg, D. Honybun, M. Laffy, M. Lee, B. Leys, J. Manton, A. McKellar, M. Mitchell, T. Nichols, R. Nixon, T. Poole, T. Powell, C. Pym, P. Wilson
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), B. Bailey, D. Bennett, T. Campbell, D. Chiron, C. Connolly, J. Duursma, S. Eishold, D. Flintoff, D. Hughes, A. Johnson, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, P. Rohde, D. Seow, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes
Richmond (8.13.61) were defeated by Melbourne (18.14.122).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Hogg (2), B. Bower, D. Honybun, M. Pickering, T. Powell, C. Pym, P. Wilson
Melbourne: D. Bennett (5), B. Bailey (2), C. Connolly (2), E. Spalding (2), S. Stretch (2), J. Stynes (2), S. Eishold, A. Johnson, S. Newport
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 April 1989
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
32,582
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Margin | MELB by 19 | MELB by 48 | MELB by 44 | MELB by 61 | MELB by 61 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Michael Pickering
(Richmond),
Greg Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
M. Sneddon
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Spalding | MELB | 5 | 3 |
| Steven Stretch | MELB | 18 | 2 |
| Allan McKellar | RICH | 12 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bower, Brendan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | Free, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Goodwin, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 52 | Griffiths, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Hogg, Jeff | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 42 | Honybun, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Laffy, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | Leys, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Manton, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | McKellar, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Mitchell, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Nichols, Trent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Nixon, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Powell, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Pym, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Wilson, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 13 | 299 | 191 | 108 | 60 | 25 | 24 | 34 | 30 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Bennett, Darren | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Chiron, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Duursma, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Flintoff, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Seow, Dannie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 14 | 302 | 216 | 86 | 77 | 22 | 14 | 30 | 34 | |||