Richmond vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 31-Aug-1968
Final Round 20
Richmond Coach: Tom Hafey
129 18.21
80 12.8
Melbourne Coach: John Beckwith
M.C.G. Richmond by 49

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
RIC5.34.36.93.6129
MEL2.23.11.26.380

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Billy BrownRIC
Behinds
6
Kevin BartlettRIC
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

RICMEL

Scoring / Attack

18Goals12
20Behinds8
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

330Disposals263
254Kicks229
76Handballs34

Clearance / Contest

54Hitouts35

Other

81Marks80

How the match finished

Richmond beat Melbourne by 49 points, 129–80.

Richmond took a 64-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 49 by the final siren, scoring 39 points to 24 in the final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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