1994 AFL Round 1: Footscray v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 26 March 1994 between Footscray and Richmond during round 1 of the 1994 AFL season. Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval. Scott Wynd captained the hosts. Tony Free captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Terry Wheeler and the visitors were coached by John Northey.

Footscray
S. Wynd (capt.), S. Allen, S. Atkins, L. Beveridge, L. Cameron, M. Croft, C. Grant, I. Grgic, D. Hawkins, M. Hunter, S. Kretiuk, T. Liberatore, P. Quill, K. Reynolds, B. Sexton, D. Southern, B. Standfield, A. Thorpe, S. Wallis, J. Watts, S. West

Richmond
T. Free (capt.), C. Bond, P. Broderick, P. Bulluss, W. Campbell, G. Dear, M. Dundas, J. Elliott, M. Francis, B. Gale, M. Gale, J. Howat, D. Kellaway, B. Leys, S. Maxfield, C. Naish, M. Richardson, H. Robins, M. Rogers, J. Tape, S. Turner

Footscray (17.11.113) defeated Richmond (17.9.111).

Goalkickers
Footscray: M. Croft (5), C. Grant (4), I. Grgic (2), S. Atkins, L. Beveridge, S. Kretiuk, T. Liberatore, A. Thorpe, S. West
Richmond: M. Richardson (8), C. Naish (3), M. Dundas, B. Gale, M. Gale, S. Maxfield, H. Robins, M. Rogers

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 7th on the ladder and Richmond were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1994 AFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Footscray v Richmond
Date: Saturday 26 March 1994
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 18,592

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Richmond
Score: 17.11.113 - 17.9.111

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 6 . 1 10 . 3 16 . 8 17 . 11 17 . 11 (113)
Richmond 1 . 2 4 . 4 11 . 5 17 . 9 17 . 9 (111)
Margin FOOT by 29 FOOT by 35 FOOT by 33 FOOT by 2 FOOT by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Terry Wheeler (Footscray), John Northey (Richmond)
Captains: Scott Wynd (Footscray), Tony Free (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Caulfield, S. McLaren, G. Vernon

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Matthew Richardson RICH 12 3
Matthew Croft FOOT 16 2
Chris Grant FOOT 3 1

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
30 Allen, Scott ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 0 0
23 Atkins, Simon ? ? 1 0 16 10 6 0 0 0 1 0
19 Beveridge, Luke ? ? 1 1 21 13 8 4 0 0 1 2
18 Cameron, Leon ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 1 0 0 0 2
16 Croft, Matthew ? ? 5 0 20 14 6 7 0 0 1 1
3 Grant, Chris ? ? 4 5 14 11 3 6 0 0 1 0
1 Grgic, Ilija ? ? 2 0 15 7 8 7 5 0 1 4
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
10 Hunter, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 0 1 3 0
35 Kretiuk, Steven ? ? 1 2 26 19 7 6 0 1 5 1
39 Liberatore, Tony ? ? 1 0 23 10 13 1 0 3 3 2
22 Quill, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 0 2 1
2 Reynolds, Keenan ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 2 1
34 Sexton, Ben ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 0 3 1 3
8 Southern, Daniel ? ? 0 0 9 1 8 1 0 1 0 2
17 Standfield, Barry ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 1 2 2 4
29 Thorpe, Alan ? ? 1 2 6 5 1 3 0 0 0 1
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 2 0 2 2 0
25 Watts, Jason ? ? 0 0 16 6 10 2 0 0 0 2
14 West, Scott ? ? 1 1 23 10 13 1 0 1 4 0
15 Wynd, Scott (c) ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 1 4 0 1 4
Rushed 0
Total (21 players) 17 11 299 176 123 54 10 16 30 30

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
35 Bond, Chris ? ? 0 0 28 18 10 9 0 0 5 2
17 Broderick, Paul ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 1 0 4 2 3
21 Bulluss, Paul ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
9 Campbell, Wayne ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 2 0 2 1 1
14 Dear, Greg ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 6 13 1 4 2
2 Dundas, Matthew ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 3 0 1 1 1
20 Elliott, Jamie ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 0 0 0
13 Francis, Matthew ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 0 2 0
30 Free, Tony (c) ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 0 1 1 1 2
25 Gale, Brendon ? ? 1 0 13 8 5 7 0 1 2 2
11 Gale, Michael ? ? 1 0 18 10 8 4 0 0 3 2
31 Howat, John ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
3 Kellaway, Duncan ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 1 0 0 1 1
26 Leys, Brian ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 2 2 3
27 Maxfield, Stuart ? ? 1 1 6 4 2 2 0 2 0 1
6 Naish, Chris ? ? 3 1 18 10 8 2 0 0 2 0
12 Richardson, Matthew ? ? 8 1 12 12 0 10 0 0 0 2
32 Robins, Haydn ? ? 1 1 8 4 4 2 0 0 1 1
4 Rogers, Matthew ? ? 1 1 7 6 1 2 0 1 0 0
5 Tape, Jamie ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 4 0 1 1 1
41 Turner, Scott ? ? 0 1 6 5 1 3 0 1 1 4
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 17 9 259 173 86 61 14 17 30 30

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