1997 AFL Round 18: Richmond v Western Bulldogs
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1997 between Richmond and Western Bulldogs during round 18 of the 1997 AFL season.
Richmond "hosted" Western Bulldogs at Optus Oval.
Matthew Knights captained the hosts.
Scott Wynd captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jeff Gieschen and the visitors were coached by Terry Wallace.
Richmond
M. Knights (capt.), C. Bond, D. Bourke, J. Bowden, P. Broderick, P. Bulluss, W. Campbell, J. Charles, N. Daffy, B. Gale, M. Gale, D. Gaspar, B. Harrison, D. Kellaway, M. Merenda, B. Moore, C. Naish, A. Prescott, M. Richardson, M. Rogers, J. Torney
Western Bulldogs
S. Wynd (capt.), N. Brown, L. Cameron, J. Cook, S. Cox, M. Croft, T. Curley, C. Ellis, C. Grant, P. Hudson, B. Johnson, S. Kolyniuk, T. Liberatore, S. Minton-Connell, B. Montgomery, J. Romero, R. Smith, D. Southern, J. Watts, S. West, B. Wira
Richmond (17.13.115) defeated Western Bulldogs (15.10.100).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Harrison (4), J. Bowden (3), C. Naish (3), J. Charles (2), M. Merenda (2), M. Richardson (2), M. Gale
Western Bulldogs: C. Grant (4), N. Brown (3), J. Cook (2), M. Croft (2), B. Montgomery (2), J. Romero (2)
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 14th on the ladder (up from 15th) and Western Bulldogs were then 9th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Richmond
v
Western Bulldogs
Date:
Saturday 2 August 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Optus Oval
Attendance:
18,373
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
Western Bulldogs
Score:
17.13.115 - 15.10.100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Western Bulldogs | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Margin | WBUL by 7 | WBUL by 1 | RICH by 17 | RICH by 15 | RICH by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jeff Gieschen
(Richmond),
Terry Wallace
(Western Bulldogs)
Captains:
Matthew Knights
(Richmond),
Scott Wynd
(Western Bulldogs)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Knights | RICH | 33 | 3 |
| Nathan Brown | WBUL | 17 | 2 |
| Wayne Campbell | RICH | 9 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Bond, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Bowden, Joel | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Broderick, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Bulluss, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Campbell, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Charles, Justin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Daffy, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Gale, Brendon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | Gale, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Gaspar, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Harrison, Ben | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Kellaway, Duncan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Knights, Matthew (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Merenda, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Moore, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Naish, Chris | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Prescott, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Richardson, Matthew | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Rogers, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Torney, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 17 | 13 | 276 | 164 | 112 | 58 | 22 | 40 | 21 | 30 | |||
Western Bulldogs
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Brown, Nathan | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Cameron, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Cook, James | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Cox, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Croft, Matthew | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Curley, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Ellis, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Grant, Chris | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Hudson, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Johnson, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Kolyniuk, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Minton-Connell, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Montgomery, Brett | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Romero, Jose | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Smith, Rohan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Southern, Daniel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Watts, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | West, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Wira, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Wynd, Scott (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 10 | 276 | 167 | 109 | 64 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 21 | |||