1997 AFL Round 20: Richmond v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1997 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 20 of the 1997 AFL season.
Richmond hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Matthew Knights captained the hosts.
Wayne Carey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jeff Gieschen and the visitors were coached by Denis Pagan.
Richmond
M. Knights (capt.), C. Bond, J. Bowden, P. Broderick, P. Bulluss, W. Campbell, J. Charles, N. Daffy, R. Funcke, M. Gale, D. Gaspar, B. Harrison, B. Holland, D. Kellaway, M. Merenda, B. Moore, R. Powell, A. Prescott, M. Richardson, M. Rogers, J. Torney
North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), B. Allison, S. Anderson, P. Bell, J. Blakey, B. Chandler, C. Groom, B. Harvey, D. King, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, A. Mellington, M. Pike, M. Roberts, A. Rock, W. Schwass, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens, D. Stevens
Richmond (14.13.97) defeated North Melbourne (14.12.96).
Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Rogers (3), J. Bowden (2), M. Merenda (2), R. Powell (2), N. Daffy, B. Harrison, B. Holland, M. Knights, M. Richardson
North Melbourne: B. Allison (3), P. Bell (3), W. Carey (2), C. Sholl (2), B. Harvey, A. Mellington, A. Stevens, D. Stevens
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 14th on the ladder (up from 15th) and North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Richmond
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 17 August 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
29,620
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
14.13.97 - 14.12.96
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Margin | NMLB by 3 | RICH by 5 | RICH by 6 | RICH by 1 | RICH by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jeff Gieschen
(Richmond),
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Matthew Knights
(Richmond),
Wayne Carey
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coates
(#6),
G. Deller
(#41),
S. McInerney
(#30), E:
T. Shearer
(#46)
Umpire Replacement:
T. Shearer replaced A. Coates
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gaspar | RICH | 2 | 3 |
| Wayne Schwass | NMLB | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Powell | RICH | 13 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Bond, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Bowden, Joel | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Broderick, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Bulluss, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Campbell, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Charles, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Daffy, Nick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Funcke, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Gale, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Gaspar, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Harrison, Ben | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Holland, Ben | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Kellaway, Duncan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Knights, Matthew (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Merenda, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Moore, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Powell, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Prescott, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Richardson, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Rogers, Matthew | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Torney, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 14 | 13 | 277 | 180 | 97 | 62 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 25 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Anderson, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Carey, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Chandler, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Groom, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Harvey, Brent | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | King, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Mellington, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Pike, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Simpson, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Stevens, Danny | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 14 | 12 | 281 | 184 | 97 | 64 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 15 | |||