Melbourne vs Richmond Match Centre

Saturday 21-Aug-1971
Final Round 21
Melbourne Coach: Ian Ridley
102 15.12
123 19.9
Richmond Coach: Tom Hafey
M.C.G. Richmond by 21

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL7.45.41.12.3102
RIC4.15.35.55.0123

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Barry RichardsonRIC
Behinds
3
Ray CarrMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

MELRIC

Scoring / Attack

15Goals19
12Behinds8
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

264Disposals296
239Kicks239
25Handballs57

Clearance / Contest

22Hitouts30

Other

78Marks78

How the match finished

Richmond beat Melbourne by 21 points, 123–102.

Richmond extended a 6-point three-quarter-time lead with a 30–15 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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