1997 AFL Round 2: Richmond v Adelaide

This is the match report for the match played on 5 April 1997 between Richmond and Adelaide during round 2 of the 1997 AFL season. Richmond hosted Adelaide at MCG. Wayne Campbell captained the hosts. Mark Bickley captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Malcolm Blight.

Richmond
W. Campbell (capt.), C. Bond, D. Bourke, J. Bowden, P. Broderick, 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, S. Turner

Adelaide
M. Bickley (capt.), M. Connell, T. Cook, T. Edwards, B. Hart, B. James, R. Jameson, D. Jarman, K. Johnson, J. McCartney, A. McLeod, T. Modra, T. Ormond-Allen, D. Pittman, M. Ricciuto, C. Rintoul, N. Smart, B. Standfield, P. Vardy, M. Viska, B. Williams

Richmond (19.14.128) defeated Adelaide (15.10.100).

Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Richardson (6), N. Daffy (3), T. Nichols (3), J. Charles (2), W. Campbell, B. Holland, M. Manfield, M. Merenda, C. Naish
Adelaide: T. Modra (5), N. Smart (3), B. Williams (2), M. Bickley, T. Cook, C. Rintoul, B. Standfield, P. Vardy

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Adelaide were then 8th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1997 AFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Richmond v Adelaide
Date: Saturday 5 April 1997
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 32,880

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Adelaide
Score: 19.14.128 - 15.10.100

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 7 . 5 10 . 6 15 . 9 19 . 14 19 . 14 (128)
Adelaide 3 . 0 8 . 3 12 . 6 15 . 10 15 . 10 (100)
Margin RICH by 29 RICH by 15 RICH by 21 RICH by 28 RICH by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Richmond), Malcolm Blight (Adelaide)
Captains: Wayne Campbell (Richmond), Mark Bickley (Adelaide)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Dore (#19), M. Ellis (#23), T. Shearer (#46)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Matthew Richardson RICH 12 3
Nigel Smart ADEL 7 2
Paul Broderick RICH 17 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 1 0 1 0 0
30 Bourke, David ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 0
11 Bowden, Joel ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 5 0 5 0 3
17 Broderick, Paul ? ? 0 0 26 14 12 4 0 5 1 1
9 Campbell, Wayne (c) ? ? 1 1 35 20 15 3 0 1 1 0
15 Charles, Justin ? ? 2 1 15 10 5 9 4 1 2 2
10 Daffy, Nick ? ? 3 1 21 18 3 5 0 1 0 1
25 Gale, Brendon ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 6 22 1 2 0
1 Gale, Michael ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 3 0 1 0 0
2 Gaspar, Darren ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 2 0 3 1 0
16 Holland, Ben ? ? 1 0 10 4 6 3 1 0 0 0
3 Kellaway, Duncan ? ? 0 1 14 7 7 4 0 5 3 1
36 Manfield, Matthew ? ? 1 0 8 1 7 1 0 0 0 2
8 Merenda, Mark ? ? 1 2 13 8 5 2 0 2 0 1
6 Naish, Chris ? ? 1 2 17 10 7 2 0 3 0 0
26 Nichols, Trent ? ? 3 2 18 15 3 5 0 2 0 0
13 Powell, Robert ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
12 Richardson, Matthew ? ? 6 3 20 15 5 14 0 1 0 0
4 Rogers, Matthew ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 5 0 2 1 0
37 Ryan, Damien ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 4 0 1 2 0
41 Turner, Scott ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (21 players) 19 14 304 197 107 79 27 39 13 12

Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
26 Bickley, Mark (c) ? ? 1 0 22 18 4 3 0 5 0 1
14 Connell, Matt ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 3 0 0
2 Cook, Tim ? ? 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
9 Edwards, Tyson ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 4 0 1 0 0
34 Hart, Ben ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 4 0 1 0 0
11 James, Brett ? ? 0 0 24 13 11 2 0 5 1 1
35 Jameson, Rod ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 3 0 1 0 0
3 Jarman, Darren ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 3 0 3 1 5
28 Johnson, Kane ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 3 0 0 0 0
8 McCartney, Jason ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 3 1 1 0 0
23 McLeod, Andrew ? ? 0 1 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 0
6 Modra, Tony ? ? 5 0 7 5 2 4 0 1 0 0
21 Ormond-Allen, Trent ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 4 0 1
15 Pittman, David ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
32 Ricciuto, Mark ? ? 0 1 19 9 10 4 0 0 0 0
42 Rintoul, Chad ? ? 1 2 6 5 1 4 0 0 0 0
7 Smart, Nigel ? ? 3 2 24 12 12 2 0 2 4 2
16 Standfield, Barry ? ? 1 0 18 17 1 6 4 2 2 3
30 Vardy, Peter ? ? 1 1 14 11 3 2 0 2 0 0
49 Viska, Mark ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 3 0 4 3 0
29 Williams, Brent ? ? 2 2 15 11 4 5 0 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (21 players) 15 10 259 170 89 58 10 37 12 13

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