1997 AFL Round 3: Western Bulldogs v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 1997 between Western Bulldogs and Richmond during round 3 of the 1997 AFL season. Western Bulldogs "hosted" Richmond at MCG. Scott Wynd captained the hosts. Wayne Campbell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Terry Wallace and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

Western Bulldogs
S. Wynd (capt.), N. Brown, L. Cameron, J. Cook, M. Croft, L. Darcy, M. Dent, P. Dimattina, C. Ellis, C. Grant, P. Hudson, B. Johnson, S. Kolyniuk, T. Liberatore, S. Minton-Connell, B. Montgomery, J. Romero, D. Round, R. Smith, S. West, B. Wira

Richmond
W. Campbell (capt.), C. Bond, J. Bowden, P. Broderick, J. Charles, N. Daffy, R. Funcke, B. Gale, M. Gale, D. Gaspar, B. Harrison, B. Holland, D. Kellaway, M. Merenda, C. Naish, T. Nichols, A. Prescott, M. Richardson, M. Rogers, D. Ryan, S. Turner

Western Bulldogs (16.9.105) defeated Richmond (12.14.86).

Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: L. Darcy (4), S. Minton-Connell (3), P. Hudson (2), B. Montgomery (2), N. Brown, M. Dent, P. Dimattina, B. Johnson, R. Smith
Richmond: M. Richardson (6), J. Charles (2), W. Campbell, N. Daffy, M. Merenda, C. Naish

As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs were then 4th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1997 AFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Western Bulldogs v Richmond
Date: Saturday 12 April 1997
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 35,438

Match Results

Outcome: Western Bulldogs def. Richmond
Score: 16.9.105 - 12.14.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Western Bulldogs 4 . 0 6 . 3 9 . 8 16 . 9 16 . 9 (105)
Richmond 5 . 3 7 . 6 10 . 12 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Margin RICH by 9 RICH by 9 RICH by 10 WBUL by 19 WBUL by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Terry Wallace (Western Bulldogs), Robert Walls (Richmond)
Captains: Scott Wynd (Western Bulldogs), Wayne Campbell (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Ackland (#17), K. Callaghan (#33), R. Sawers (#5)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Leon Cameron WBUL 18 3
Rohan Smith WBUL 5 2
Matthew Richardson RICH 12 1

Player Statistics

Western Bulldogs

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
17 Brown, Nathan ? ? 1 1 15 12 3 3 0 0 3 1
18 Cameron, Leon ? ? 0 0 27 18 9 6 0 0 1 0
12 Cook, James ? ? 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1
16 Croft, Matthew ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 5 1 2 0 0
14 Darcy, Luke ? ? 4 0 11 8 3 4 5 1 0 1
21 Dent, Matthew ? ? 1 1 20 11 9 6 0 4 2 3
28 Dimattina, Paul ? ? 1 0 7 7 0 1 0 1 1 1
32 Ellis, Craig ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 4 0 4 1 2
3 Grant, Chris ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 6 0 0 1 1
9 Hudson, Paul ? ? 2 1 18 14 4 8 0 1 0 1
6 Johnson, Brad ? ? 1 1 25 17 8 6 0 0 1 0
2 Kolyniuk, Steven ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0
39 Liberatore, Tony ? ? 0 0 26 18 8 2 0 4 1 0
1 Minton-Connell, Simon ? ? 3 0 8 5 3 2 0 0 0 0
10 Montgomery, Brett ? ? 2 1 12 9 3 4 0 1 2 0
36 Romero, Jose ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 1 0 0 1 0
41 Round, David ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Smith, Rohan ? ? 1 0 21 16 5 4 0 1 2 2
7 West, Scott ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 1 2 0
24 Wira, Brad ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 7 0 2 1 0
15 Wynd, Scott (c) ? ? 0 0 8 2 6 1 12 2 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (21 players) 16 9 283 196 87 73 18 25 21 13

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
35 Bond, Chris ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 2 2 1
11 Bowden, Joel ? ? 0 0 21 12 9 0 0 2 1 0
17 Broderick, Paul ? ? 0 0 27 10 17 1 0 1 0 1
9 Campbell, Wayne (c) ? ? 1 0 33 22 11 9 0 3 0 0
15 Charles, Justin ? ? 2 0 13 8 5 4 1 0 0 2
10 Daffy, Nick ? ? 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 1 0 0
27 Funcke, Ross ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 1 0 2 1 1
25 Gale, Brendon ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 4 12 1 0 2
1 Gale, Michael ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 0 1 1
2 Gaspar, Darren ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 2 2 0
20 Harrison, Ben ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 1 0 1
16 Holland, Ben ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 2 1 1 0 0
3 Kellaway, Duncan ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 4 0 1 1 0
8 Merenda, Mark ? ? 1 3 16 12 4 1 0 0 2 4
6 Naish, Chris ? ? 1 1 16 8 8 4 0 0 1 0
26 Nichols, Trent ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 3 0 1 0 0
7 Prescott, Ashley ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 3 0 0 0 1
12 Richardson, Matthew ? ? 6 5 16 14 2 11 1 1 1 4
4 Rogers, Matthew ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 2 0 0
37 Ryan, Damien ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 0 2 0 3
41 Turner, Scott ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 0 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (21 players) 12 14 271 174 97 57 15 23 13 21

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