1997 AFL Round 1: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 30 March 1997 between Richmond and Geelong during round 1 of the 1997 AFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at MCG.
Wayne Campbell captained the hosts.
Barry Stoneham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Gary Ayres.
Richmond
W. Campbell (capt.), C. Bond, D. Bourke, J. Bowden, P. Broderick, P. Bulluss, J. Charles, N. Daffy, B. Gale, M. Gale, D. Gaspar, B. Holland, D. Kellaway, M. Manfield, M. Merenda, C. Naish, T. Nichols, R. Powell, M. Richardson, M. Rogers, D. Ryan
Geelong
B. Stoneham (capt.), J. Barnes, C. Biddiscombe, R. Burns, L. Colbert, P. Corrigan, P. Couch, B. Graham, D. Hall, G. Kilpatrick, S. King, P. Lynch, M. Mansfield, T. McGrath, M. McKinnon, D. Milburn, P. Riccardi, M. Robbins, B. Sanderson, B. Sholl, C. Steinfort
Richmond (15.14.104) defeated Geelong (13.17.95).
Goalkickers
Richmond: N. Daffy (5), J. Bowden (2), B. Gale (2), M. Merenda (2), M. Richardson (2), B. Holland, R. Powell
Geelong: R. Burns (3), L. Colbert (2), P. Couch (2), D. Hall (2), D. Milburn (2), S. King, B. Sanderson
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder and Geelong were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Sunday 30 March 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
48,358
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 7 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| Margin | RICH by 18 | RICH by 15 | RICH by 20 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Robert Walls
(Richmond),
Gary Ayres
(Geelong)
Captains:
Wayne Campbell
(Richmond),
Barry Stoneham
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Goldspink
(#32),
A. Lewis,
M. Prince
(#12)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Campbell | RICH | 9 | 3 |
| Glenn Kilpatrick | GEEL | 13 | 2 |
| Matthew Richardson | RICH | 12 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Bond, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Bowden, Joel | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Broderick, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Bulluss, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Campbell, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Charles, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Daffy, Nick | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Gale, Brendon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Gale, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Gaspar, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Holland, Ben | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Kellaway, Duncan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Manfield, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Merenda, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Naish, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Nichols, Trent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Powell, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Richardson, Matthew | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Rogers, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Ryan, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 14 | 274 | 180 | 94 | 61 | 24 | 37 | 19 | 20 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Biddiscombe, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Burns, Ronnie | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Colbert, Leigh | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Corrigan, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Graham, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Hall, Derek | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Kilpatrick, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | King, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Lynch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | McGrath, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | McKinnon, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Milburn, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Riccardi, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Robbins, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Sanderson, Brenton | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Sholl, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Steinfort, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 13 | 17 | 241 | 159 | 82 | 66 | 17 | 32 | 20 | 19 | |||