2023 AFL Season Round 17: Richmond v Sydney

This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 2023 between Richmond and Sydney during round seventeen of the 2023 season of the Australian Football League. Richmond hosted Sydney at the MCG. With the presence of multiple Richmond co-captains, namely Dylan Grimes and Toby Nankervis, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Andrew McQualter and the visitors were coached by John Longmire.

Richmond (12.16.88) defeated Sydney (11.9.75).

Match Details

Season: 2023 AFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Richmond v Sydney
Date: Thursday 6 July 2023
Time: 7:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 48,443

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Sydney
Score: 12.16.88 - 11.9.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 1 5 . 6 8 . 12 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Sydney 4 . 4 8 . 6 10 . 8 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Margin SYDN by 15 SYDN by 18 SYDN by 8 RICH by 13 RICH by 13
Duration 30:20 31:08 31:16 31:51 2:04:35

Score Worm

This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Richmond) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Sydney) are in the lead.

Honour Roll

Richmond

Captain: unknown
Coach: Andrew McQualter (caretaker)

Sydney

Captain: unknown
Coach: John Longmire

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Dustin Martin RICH 4 3
Errol Gulden SYDN 21 2
Shai Bolton RICH 29 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Shai Bolton RICH 29 10 2 0 0 0 0
Dustin Martin RICH 4 8 0 2 0 0 0
Errol Gulden SYDN 21 5 0 0 1 1 0
Toby Nankervis RICH 25 5 0 0 1 1 0
Oliver Florent SYDN 13 1 0 0 0 0 1
Jack Ross RICH 5 1 0 0 0 0 1

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
7 Baker, Liam HFFL 79% 1 2 13 8 5 1 0 3 0 5 0 1 0 2
21 Balta, Noah BPL 98% 0 0 15 12 3 6 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 1
41 Banks, Sam INT 65% 0 0 13 9 4 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0
43 Bauer, Jacob FPL↓ 3% 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
29 Bolton, Shai RO 89% 0 2 31 22 9 3 0 3 9 4 3 1 1 9
35 Broad, Nathan CHB 92% 0 0 8 3 5 2 0 5 0 2 0 1 2 1
9 Cotchin, Trent RR 68% 1 1 15 9 6 3 0 1 2 4 1 2 0 6
34 Graham, Jack HFFR 81% 2 0 19 12 7 1 0 4 1 6 0 2 3 3
2 Grimes, Dylan FB 79% 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1
22 Hopper, Jacob INT 75% 0 0 22 13 9 0 0 3 7 2 1 0 4 3
4 Martin, Dustin FF 90% 1 0 29 15 14 5 0 0 6 2 0 1 0 5
33 McIntosh, Kamdyn WL 81% 0 0 15 8 7 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 4 4
46 Miller, Ben INT 68% 1 1 8 5 3 3 16 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
25 Nankervis, Toby RU 74% 1 1 19 12 7 3 33 5 6 7 3 3 0 4
50 Pickett, Marlion WR 79% 1 1 6 4 2 2 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 2
3 Prestia, Dion CHF 75% 0 0 22 11 11 5 0 5 6 2 0 0 2 3
8 Riewoldt, Jack FPR 97% 1 1 5 4 1 3 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 1
17 Rioli, Daniel HBFL 80% 0 0 18 9 9 4 0 2 0 3 2 1 3 2
10 Rioli, Maurice INT 72% 0 2 8 4 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Ross, Jack SUB↑ 76% 2 2 20 14 6 6 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 3
14 Taranto, Tim C 93% 0 1 29 14 15 2 0 5 9 8 1 1 2 4
1 Vlastuin, Nick HBFR 93% 1 0 18 8 10 8 0 4 0 2 1 2 3 0
45 Young, Tylar BPR 93% 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 4 0 3 1 2 2 2
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 12 16 347 208 139 67 49 63 47 64 19 20 38 57

J. Ross replaced J. Bauer.

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
22 Blakey, Nick HBFR 78% 0 0 20 14 6 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 10 1
16 Campbell, Braeden WR 83% 0 1 18 15 3 4 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 5
7 Cunningham, Harry BPL 87% 0 0 13 6 7 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 2
13 Florent, Oliver CHB 85% 0 0 30 13 17 10 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 1
42 Fox, Robbie INT 84% 0 0 9 2 7 2 0 5 1 2 0 1 1 0
10 Francis, Aaron SUB↑ 54% 0 0 10 6 4 5 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 1
23 Franklin, Lance FF 88% 2 1 15 10 5 7 0 3 0 5 3 3 0 3
21 Gulden, Errol HFFR 90% 1 0 31 24 7 6 0 6 3 8 1 3 8 4
9 Hayward, Will INT 80% 2 0 14 9 5 4 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 1
5 Heeney, Isaac FPR 85% 3 0 17 5 12 3 0 6 1 5 0 0 0 1
31 Hickey, Tom RU 65% 0 0 7 4 3 0 17 6 4 3 3 2 1 1
44 Lloyd, Jake HBFL↓ 24% 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0
30 McCartin, Tom INT 76% 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 3
6 McDonald, Logan CHF 75% 0 1 6 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
27 McInerney, Justin WL 83% 2 0 12 8 4 6 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 2
2 McLean, Hayden HFFL 79% 0 2 13 5 8 5 15 2 0 2 0 1 1 2
43 Melican, Lewis BPR 98% 0 0 10 5 5 4 0 5 0 3 1 0 1 0
14 Mills, Callum RO 86% 0 0 21 12 9 4 0 7 4 2 1 1 3 4
11 Papley, Tom FPL 89% 1 1 12 8 4 2 0 2 2 3 2 2 0 3
26 Parker, Luke RR 86% 0 0 28 9 19 2 0 3 7 3 1 0 0 3
24 Rampe, Dane FB 88% 0 0 12 9 3 4 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 3
8 Rowbottom, James C 81% 0 1 21 11 10 0 0 7 4 4 1 2 1 4
29 Sheldrick, Angus INT 54% 0 0 14 5 9 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 11 9 355 198 157 78 33 72 31 67 20 19 44 49

A. Francis replaced J. Lloyd.

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

Richmond Coach: Andrew McQualter
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 H. Cunningham 24 D. Rampe 43 L. Melican 25 T. Nankervis 41 S. Banks
8 J. Riewoldt 4 D. Martin 43 J. Bauer 9 T. Cotchin 22 J. Hopper
FORWARD 29 S. Bolton 46 B. Miller
HALF-BACK

10 M. Rioli
44 J. Lloyd 13 O. Florent 22 N. Blakey

5 J. Ross
34 J. Graham 3 D. Prestia 7 L. Baker



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



27 J. McInerney 8 J. Rowbottom 16 B. Campbell



50 M. Pickett 14 T. Taranto 33 K. McIntosh FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 31 T. Hickey 42 R. Fox
HALF-FORWARD 26 L. Parker 9 W. Hayward
2 H. McLean 6 L. McDonald 21 E. Gulden 14 C. Mills 30 T. McCartin
1 N. Vlastuin 35 N. Broad 17 D. Rioli

29 A. Sheldrick
HALF-BACK

10 A. Francis
FORWARD



11 T. Papley 23 L. Franklin 5 I. Heeney



45 T. Young 2 D. Grimes 21 N. Balta



BACK



Sydney Coach: John Longmire

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 SYDN Justin McInerney goal 0.0.0 - 1.0.6 03:56
SYDN Will Hayward goal 0.0.0 - 2.0.12 09:36
RICH Ben Miller goal 1.0.6 - 2.0.12 11:09
SYDN Errol Gulden goal 1.0.6 - 3.0.18 12:24
SYDN Logan McDonald behind 1.0.6 - 3.1.19 16:56
RICH Maurice Rioli behind 1.1.7 - 3.1.19 17:50
SYDN Tom Papley goal 1.1.7 - 4.1.25 20:54
SYDN Hayden McLean behind 1.1.7 - 4.2.26 23:15
SYDN Lance Franklin behind 1.1.7 - 4.3.27 26:00
RICH Jack Ross goal 2.1.13 - 4.3.27 27:55
SYDN Hayden McLean behind 2.1.13 - 4.4.28 29:52
Q2 RICH Marlion Pickett goal 3.1.19 - 4.4.28 01:11
SYDN Rushed behind 3.1.19 - 4.5.29 05:16
SYDN Isaac Heeney goal 3.1.19 - 5.5.35 07:12
RICH Liam Baker behind 3.2.20 - 5.5.35 09:08
RICH Maurice Rioli behind 3.3.21 - 5.5.35 10:20
SYDN Lance Franklin goal 3.3.21 - 6.5.41 13:02
SYDN Justin McInerney goal 3.3.21 - 7.5.47 14:13
RICH Jack Ross goal 4.3.27 - 7.5.47 17:51
SYDN Tom Papley behind 4.3.27 - 7.6.48 19:33
RICH Rushed behind 4.4.28 - 7.6.48 22:15
RICH Trent Cotchin goal 5.4.34 - 7.6.48 23:16
RICH Toby Nankervis behind 5.5.35 - 7.6.48 26:22
SYDN Isaac Heeney goal 5.5.35 - 8.6.54 28:28
RICH Ben Miller behind 5.6.36 - 8.6.54 30:49
Q3 RICH Liam Baker goal 6.6.42 - 8.6.54 01:13
RICH Rushed behind 6.7.43 - 8.6.54 02:39
RICH Toby Nankervis goal 7.7.49 - 8.6.54 04:32
RICH Liam Baker behind 7.8.50 - 8.6.54 05:51
RICH Jack Riewoldt behind 7.9.51 - 8.6.54 11:02
SYDN Braeden Campbell behind 7.9.51 - 8.7.55 14:45
SYDN Isaac Heeney goal 7.9.51 - 9.7.61 15:40
RICH Shai Bolton behind 7.10.52 - 9.7.61 20:31
RICH Marlion Pickett behind 7.11.53 - 9.7.61 21:12
SYDN Rushed behind 7.11.53 - 9.8.62 22:40
SYDN Will Hayward goal 7.11.53 - 10.8.68 24:31
RICH Trent Cotchin behind 7.12.54 - 10.8.68 26:46
RICH Nick Vlastuin goal 8.12.60 - 10.8.68 29:28
Q4 RICH Jack Riewoldt goal 9.12.66 - 10.8.68 01:37
RICH Shai Bolton behind 9.13.67 - 10.8.68 02:49
SYDN Lance Franklin goal 9.13.67 - 11.8.74 05:20
RICH Jack Ross behind 9.14.68 - 11.8.74 07:53
RICH Jack Graham goal 10.14.74 - 11.8.74 09:28
RICH Jack Ross behind 10.15.75 - 11.8.74 11:10
RICH Tim Taranto behind 10.16.76 - 11.8.74 14:19
SYDN James Rowbottom behind 10.16.76 - 11.9.75 17:40
RICH Jack Graham goal 11.16.82 - 11.9.75 28:46
RICH Dustin Martin goal 12.16.88 - 11.9.75 30:08