This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 2008 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 22 of the 2008 AFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Kane Johnson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dean Bailey and the visitors were coached by Terry Wallace.
Melbourne
Back:
M. Whelan, N. Carroll, D. Bell
Half-back:
P. Wheatley, M. Warnock, C. Garland
Centre:
C. Bruce, J. McDonald, B. Green
Half-forward:
J. Grimes, B. Miller, S. Buckley
Forward:
C. Sylvia, B. Holland, A. Yze
Follower:
J. White, C. Bartram, N. Jones
Int.:
J. Frawley, A. Maric, C. Morton, R. Petterd
Richmond
Back:
C. Newman, W. Thursfield, K. Moore
Half-back:
J. Schulz, L. McGuane, J. McMahon
Centre:
M. Richardson, S. Tuck, B. Deledio
Half-forward:
G. Tivendale, J. Bowden, R. Tambling
Forward:
S. Edwards, J. Riewoldt, D. Connors
Follower:
T. Simmonds, K. Johnson (capt.), N. Foley
Int.:
T. Cotchin, D. Jackson, M. Morton, M. White
Melbourne (6.5.41) were defeated by Richmond (18.13.121).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. White (2), B. Green, B. Holland, C. Sylvia, M. Whelan
Richmond: B. Deledio (4), J. Bowden (3), D. Jackson (2), J. Riewoldt (2), D. Connors, N. Foley, J. McMahon, M. Morton, G. Tivendale, S. Tuck, M. White
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 16th on the ladder and Richmond remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
2008 AFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Sunday 31 August 2008
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
37,046
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Richmond
Score:
6.5.41 - 18.13.121
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dean Bailey
(Melbourne),
Terry Wallace
(Richmond)
Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Kane Johnson
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Ellis
(#23),
D. Margetts
(#6),
H. Ryan
(#14)
Player Statistics
Melbourne
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
|
3
|
Bartram, Clint
|
RR
|
84%
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
6
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
21
|
Bell, Daniel
|
BPR
|
88%
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
10
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
|
32
|
Bruce, Cameron
|
WL
|
90%
|
0
|
0
|
29
|
15
|
14
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
|
1
|
Buckley, Simon
|
HFFR
|
75%
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
15
|
4
|
8
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
|
41
|
Carroll, Nathan
|
FB
|
84%
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
8
|
5
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
8
|
Frawley, James
|
INT
|
78%
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
|
20
|
Garland, Colin
|
HBFR
|
82%
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
|
18
|
Green, Brad
|
WR
|
93%
|
1
|
0
|
20
|
12
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
|
16
|
Grimes, Jack
|
HFFL
|
56%
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
4
|
Holland, Ben
|
FF
|
89%
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
8
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
2
|
Jones, Nathan
|
RO
|
85%
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
5
|
14
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
19
|
Maric, Addam
|
INT
|
72%
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
6
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
23
|
McDonald, James
|
C
|
79%
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
10
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
|
7
|
Miller, Brad
|
CHF
|
100%
|
0
|
1
|
18
|
10
|
8
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
|
10
|
Morton, Cale
|
INT
|
86%
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
10
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
|
15
|
Petterd, Ricky
|
INT
|
37%
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
7
|
2
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
12
|
Sylvia, Colin
|
FPL
|
80%
|
1
|
0
|
19
|
14
|
5
|
12
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
|
37
|
Warnock, Matthew
|
CHB
|
88%
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
4
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
|
31
|
Wheatley, Paul
|
HBFL
|
96%
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
9
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
|
45
|
Whelan, Matthew
|
BPL
|
84%
|
1
|
0
|
20
|
12
|
8
|
7
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
|
34
|
White, Jeff
|
RU
|
96%
|
2
|
0
|
17
|
12
|
5
|
7
|
23
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
|
13
|
Yze, Adem
|
FPR
|
80%
|
0
|
1
|
25
|
17
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
|
Rushed
|
3
|
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
6
|
5
|
351
|
205
|
146
|
120
|
28
|
37
|
26
|
41
|
20
|
20
|
48
|
34
|
Richmond
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
CL
|
CR
|
FF
|
FA
|
RF
|
IF
|
|
11
|
Bowden, Joel
|
CHF
|
93%
|
3
|
1
|
34
|
21
|
13
|
13
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
|
39
|
Connors, Daniel
|
FPR
|
68%
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
|
9
|
Cotchin, Trent
|
INT
|
46%
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
7
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
|
3
|
Deledio, Brett
|
WR
|
88%
|
4
|
2
|
25
|
17
|
8
|
10
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
|
10
|
Edwards, Shane
|
FPL
|
70%
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
3
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
41
|
Foley, Nathan
|
RO
|
87%
|
1
|
0
|
22
|
8
|
14
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
|
23
|
Jackson, Daniel
|
INT
|
80%
|
2
|
0
|
19
|
11
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
17
|
Johnson, Kane
(c)
|
RR
|
79%
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
10
|
14
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
|
16
|
McGuane, Luke
|
CHB
|
100%
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
13
|
9
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
13
|
McMahon, Jordan
|
HBFR
|
89%
|
1
|
0
|
25
|
14
|
11
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
|
40
|
Moore, Kelvin
|
BPR
|
100%
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
11
|
9
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
|
20
|
Morton, Mitch
|
INT
|
78%
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
1
|
Newman, Chris
|
BPL
|
88%
|
0
|
1
|
30
|
23
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
|
12
|
Richardson, Matthew
|
WL
|
81%
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
8
|
Riewoldt, Jack
|
FF
|
78%
|
2
|
1
|
14
|
12
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
25
|
Schulz, Jay
|
HBFL
|
84%
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
5
|
Simmonds, Troy
|
RU
|
88%
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
9
|
8
|
6
|
22
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
|
30
|
Tambling, Richard
|
HFFR
|
77%
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
2
|
Thursfield, Will
|
FB
|
90%
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
2
|
13
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
|
32
|
Tivendale, Greg
|
HFFL
|
80%
|
1
|
2
|
24
|
16
|
8
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
8
|
|
21
|
Tuck, Shane
|
C
|
81%
|
1
|
0
|
30
|
13
|
17
|
8
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
|
35
|
White, Matt
|
INT
|
74%
|
1
|
0
|
17
|
8
|
9
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Rushed
|
3
|
|
|
Total
(22 players)
|
18
|
13
|
427
|
239
|
188
|
124
|
27
|
53
|
30
|
39
|
20
|
20
|
27
|
67
|
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