2012 AFL Round 15: Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 2012 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 15 of the 2012 AFL season. Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG. Chris Newman captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mark Neeld and the visitors were coached by Damien Hardwick.

Melbourne
Back: D. Nicholson, J. Frawley, J. Rivers
Half-back: J. MacDonald, J. Watts, J. Grimes
Centre: J. Trengove, J. McKenzie, J. Howe
Half-forward: L. Dunn, S. Martin, S. Blease
Forward: J. Magner, C. Garland, L. Tapscott
Follower: J. Spencer, C. Sylvia, N. Jones
Int.: R. Bail, M. Bate, J. Bennell
Sub.: B. Moloney

Richmond
Back: L. McGuane, A. Rance, C. Newman (capt.)
Half-back: B. Houli, B. Griffiths, M. Dea
Centre: S. Grigg, T. Cotchin, B. Ellis
Half-forward: B. Deledio, J. Batchelor, S. Edwards
Forward: T. Derickx, J. Riewoldt, R. Nahas
Follower: I. Maric, R. Conca, S. Tuck
Int.: S. Morris, B. O'Hanlon, M. White
Sub.: A. Maric

Melbourne (11.12.78) were defeated by Richmond (13.23.101).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Martin (2), R. Bail, J. Bennell, S. Blease, C. Garland, N. Jones, J. McKenzie, J. Rivers, C. Sylvia, L. Tapscott
Richmond: R. Nahas (4), B. Deledio (2), L. McGuane (2), S. Edwards, S. Grigg, J. Riewoldt, S. Tuck, M. White

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 16th on the ladder and Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2012 AFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 7 July 2012
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 46,773

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 11.12.78 - 13.23.101

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 0 4 . 4 5 . 6 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Richmond 4 . 6 6 . 12 9 . 20 13 . 23 13 . 23 (101)
Margin RICH by 24 RICH by 20 RICH by 38 RICH by 23 RICH by 23
Duration 30:07 30:54 28:30 33:46 2:03:17

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mark Neeld (Melbourne), Damien Hardwick (Richmond)
Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Chris Newman (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Armstrong (#26), N. Foot (#25), S. Wenn (#22), E: T. Burgess (#36)
Goal Umpire: P. Gonis, C. Lai, E: L. Walker
Boundary Umpire: G. Large, M. Le Fevre, J. Morris, M. Tomkins

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Shaun Grigg RICH 6 3
Nathan Jones MELB 2 2
Brett Deledio RICH 3 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Shaun Grigg RICH 6 9 1 1 0 0 0
Shane Tuck RICH 21 7 ? ? ? ? 0
Bachar Houli RICH 14 5 ? ? ? ? ?
Reece Conca RICH 30 3 0 0 ? ? ?
Colin Sylvia MELB 12 3 0 0 ? ? ?
Trent Cotchin RICH 9 2 0 0 0 1 0
Nathan Jones MELB 2 1 0 0 0 0 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
44 Bail, Rohan INT 79% 1 1 20 12 8 5 0 7 2 4 2 2 1 2
6 Bate, Matthew INT 83% 0 2 10 8 2 6 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 2
7 Bennell, Jamie INT 78% 1 0 8 4 4 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1
17 Blease, Sam HFFR 77% 1 1 7 5 2 2 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 5
14 Dunn, Lynden HFFL 96% 0 0 22 15 7 7 0 5 1 3 1 1 9 0
8 Frawley, James FB 93% 0 0 20 15 5 10 0 2 1 3 1 2 6 1
20 Garland, Colin FF 93% 1 0 11 8 3 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2
16 Grimes, Jack HBFR 90% 0 0 15 10 5 5 0 5 1 1 0 0 3 1
38 Howe, Jeremy WR 90% 0 2 16 12 4 6 0 3 2 6 0 2 1 1
2 Jones, Nathan RO 73% 1 0 25 11 14 2 0 6 9 2 2 0 1 5
28 MacDonald, Joel HBFL 91% 0 1 18 10 8 3 0 1 0 6 1 2 2 1
49 Magner, James FPL↓ 50% 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
34 Martin, Stefan CHF 81% 2 0 18 13 5 6 20 0 1 2 2 0 1 2
13 McKenzie, Jordie C 79% 1 0 20 8 12 3 0 6 3 6 1 2 1 2
22 Moloney, Brent SUB↑ 34% 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
26 Nicholson, Daniel BPL 95% 0 0 18 16 2 8 0 6 0 3 1 1 8 1
27 Rivers, Jared BPR 92% 1 1 9 4 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
42 Spencer, Jake RU 75% 0 0 8 3 5 1 11 2 0 1 4 1 0 2
12 Sylvia, Colin RR 85% 1 0 27 15 12 3 2 7 4 3 1 0 1 3
35 Tapscott, Luke FPR 79% 1 0 9 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Trengove, Jack WL 92% 0 0 14 10 4 6 0 6 0 3 1 1 0 4
4 Watts, Jack CHB 94% 0 0 17 9 8 5 0 1 1 5 2 3 2 1
Rushed 3
Total (22 players) 11 12 321 199 122 96 33 76 26 56 19 22 37 41

B. Moloney replaced J. Magner.

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
11 Batchelor, Jake CHF 82% 0 0 8 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
30 Conca, Reece RR 81% 0 1 25 14 11 1 0 6 8 5 1 2 1 4
9 Cotchin, Trent C 86% 0 0 28 13 15 2 0 8 3 2 2 1 0 2
7 Dea, Matt HBFR 89% 0 0 10 4 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
3 Deledio, Brett HFFL 83% 2 0 24 16 8 5 0 5 3 5 0 1 1 6
39 Derickx, Tom FPL 85% 0 0 6 2 4 0 11 5 1 1 2 0 1 1
10 Edwards, Shane HFFR 82% 1 2 21 7 14 4 0 3 5 1 1 1 1 4
42 Ellis, Brandon WR 74% 0 1 21 9 12 2 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 5
24 Griffiths, Ben CHB↓ 59% 0 0 12 7 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0
6 Grigg, Shaun WL 83% 1 1 35 18 17 6 1 2 2 2 1 0 2 4
14 Houli, Bachar HBFL 91% 0 1 28 18 10 6 0 3 1 0 2 0 4 5
47 Maric, Addam SUB↑ 25% 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
20 Maric, Ivan RU 91% 0 1 18 6 12 4 22 5 3 5 0 3 1 2
16 McGuane, Luke BPL 98% 2 2 14 9 5 4 1 3 0 2 2 1 0 4
38 Morris, Steven INT 72% 0 0 19 14 5 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 4
26 Nahas, Robin FPR 98% 4 1 18 8 10 3 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 4
17 Newman, Chris (c) BPR 82% 0 0 15 10 5 5 0 4 0 1 2 0 2 3
45 O'Hanlon, Brett INT 72% 0 1 11 7 4 5 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 1
18 Rance, Alex FB 98% 0 0 13 9 4 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 2
8 Riewoldt, Jack FF 96% 1 5 16 12 4 7 0 4 1 3 2 2 0 2
21 Tuck, Shane RO 83% 1 1 23 8 15 7 2 9 9 2 0 1 0 2
35 White, Matt INT 89% 1 2 16 9 7 3 0 2 0 4 2 2 1 2
Rushed 3
Total (22 players) 13 23 385 207 178 83 38 73 41 47 22 18 24 62

A. Maric replaced B. Griffiths.

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

Player Line-Up

Melbourne Coach: Mark Neeld
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
16 L. McGuane 18 A. Rance 17 C. Newman (c) 42 J. Spencer 44 R. Bail
35 L. Tapscott 20 C. Garland 49 J. Magner 12 C. Sylvia 6 M. Bate
FORWARD 2 N. Jones 7 J. Bennell
HALF-BACK

22 B. Moloney
14 B. Houli 24 B. Griffiths 7 M. Dea



17 S. Blease 34 S. Martin 14 L. Dunn



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



6 S. Grigg 9 T. Cotchin 42 B. Ellis



38 J. Howe 13 J. McKenzie 9 J. Trengove FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 20 I. Maric 38 S. Morris
HALF-FORWARD 30 R. Conca 45 B. O'Hanlon
3 B. Deledio 11 J. Batchelor 10 S. Edwards 21 S. Tuck 35 M. White
16 J. Grimes 4 J. Watts 28 J. MacDonald

47 A. Maric
HALF-BACK



FORWARD



39 T. Derickx 8 J. Riewoldt 26 R. Nahas



27 J. Rivers 8 J. Frawley 26 D. Nicholson



BACK



Richmond Coach: Damien Hardwick

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 RICH Luke McGuane behind 0.0.0 - 0.1.1 01:41
RICH Shane Tuck behind 0.0.0 - 0.2.2 02:58
RICH Rushed behind 0.0.0 - 0.3.3 03:55
RICH Jack Riewoldt goal 0.0.0 - 1.3.9 06:09
RICH Matt White goal 0.0.0 - 2.3.15 08:19
RICH Shane Edwards behind 0.0.0 - 2.4.16 12:09
RICH Brett Deledio goal 0.0.0 - 3.4.22 15:32
RICH Rushed behind 0.0.0 - 3.5.23 20:01
RICH Robin Nahas behind 0.0.0 - 3.6.24 22:42
MELB Sam Blease goal 1.0.6 - 3.6.24 26:03
RICH Shaun Grigg goal 1.0.6 - 4.6.30 28:01
Q2 RICH Brett Deledio goal 1.0.6 - 5.6.36 03:00
MELB Colin Garland goal 2.0.12 - 5.6.36 04:31
MELB Jared Rivers goal 3.0.18 - 5.6.36 06:04
RICH Brandon Ellis behind 3.0.18 - 5.7.37 08:29
MELB Matthew Bate behind 3.1.19 - 5.7.37 12:30
MELB Sam Blease behind 3.2.20 - 5.7.37 13:54
MELB Jordie McKenzie goal 4.2.26 - 5.7.37 15:22
RICH Luke McGuane goal 4.2.26 - 6.7.43 16:48
MELB Matthew Bate behind 4.3.27 - 6.7.43 19:20
RICH Shane Edwards behind 4.3.27 - 6.8.44 19:42
MELB James Magner behind 4.4.28 - 6.8.44 20:47
RICH Jack Riewoldt behind 4.4.28 - 6.9.45 25:08
RICH Bachar Houli behind 4.4.28 - 6.10.46 27:10
RICH Luke McGuane behind 4.4.28 - 6.11.47 27:39
RICH Shaun Grigg behind 4.4.28 - 6.12.48 28:51
Q3 MELB Jeremy Howe behind 4.5.29 - 6.12.48 00:43
RICH Matt White behind 4.5.29 - 6.13.49 05:08
RICH Ivan Maric behind 4.5.29 - 6.14.50 06:45
MELB Rushed behind 4.6.30 - 6.14.50 08:58
RICH Jack Riewoldt behind 4.6.30 - 6.15.51 11:14
RICH Robin Nahas goal 4.6.30 - 7.15.57 11:46
MELB Nathan Jones goal 5.6.36 - 7.15.57 14:03
RICH Matt White behind 5.6.36 - 7.16.58 15:29
RICH Jack Riewoldt behind 5.6.36 - 7.17.59 19:38
RICH Jack Riewoldt behind 5.6.36 - 7.18.60 20:53
RICH Jack Riewoldt behind 5.6.36 - 7.19.61 22:01
RICH Shane Edwards goal 5.6.36 - 8.19.67 22:41
RICH Luke McGuane goal 5.6.36 - 9.19.73 25:43
RICH Rushed behind 5.6.36 - 9.20.74 27:54
Q4 MELB Stefan Martin goal 6.6.42 - 9.20.74 01:08
RICH Reece Conca behind 6.6.42 - 9.21.75 02:58
MELB Rohan Bail goal 7.6.48 - 9.21.75 04:07
RICH Brett O'Hanlon behind 7.6.48 - 9.22.76 06:37
MELB Luke Tapscott goal 8.6.54 - 9.22.76 07:49
RICH Robin Nahas goal 8.6.54 - 10.22.82 08:58
MELB Jeremy Howe behind 8.7.55 - 10.22.82 09:57
MELB Rushed behind 8.8.56 - 10.22.82 10:48
MELB Jamie Bennell goal 9.8.62 - 10.22.82 12:04
RICH Shane Tuck goal 9.8.62 - 11.22.88 13:18
MELB Rushed behind 9.9.63 - 11.22.88 18:05
MELB Rohan Bail behind 9.10.64 - 11.22.88 20:24
RICH Robin Nahas goal 9.10.64 - 12.22.94 21:05
MELB Jared Rivers behind 9.11.65 - 12.22.94 22:27
MELB Joel MacDonald behind 9.12.66 - 12.22.94 22:45
MELB Colin Sylvia goal 10.12.72 - 12.22.94 23:27
RICH Addam Maric behind 10.12.72 - 12.23.95 28:08
RICH Robin Nahas goal 10.12.72 - 13.23.101 31:07
MELB Stefan Martin goal 11.12.78 - 13.23.101 32:41