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Richmond vs Melbourne Match Centre

Tuesday 25-Apr-1972
Final Round 5
Richmond logo
Richmond Coach: Tom Hafey
89 13.11
84 12.12
Melbourne Coach: Ian Ridley
Melbourne logo
M.C.G. Richmond by 5 RIC by 5
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Richmond

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

29 Kevin Bartlett — · Position unavailable 8 Dick Clay — · Position unavailable 30 Francis Bourke — · Position unavailable 22 Eric Moore — · Position unavailable 10 Kevin Sheedy — · Position unavailable 4 Royce Hart — · Position unavailable 9 Craig McKellar — · Position unavailable 38 Kevin Morris — · Position unavailable 3 Roger Dean — · Position unavailable 14 Marty McMillan — · Position unavailable 6 Paul Sproule — · Position unavailable 41 Peter Cloke — · Position unavailable 19 Ray Boyanich — · Position unavailable 20 Bill Beckwith — · Position unavailable 18 Greg Hollick — · Position unavailable 15 Brian Roberts — · Position unavailable 17 Barry Richardson — · Position unavailable 25 Eric Leech — · Position unavailable 21 Neil Balme — · Position unavailable 12 Ian Owen — · Position unavailable
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

11 Greg Wells — · Position unavailable 50 Shane McSpeerin — · Position unavailable 35 Paul Callery — · Position unavailable 33 Gary Hardeman — · Position unavailable 15 Stan Alves — · Position unavailable 17 Denis Clark — · Position unavailable 1 Max Walker — · Position unavailable 16 John Townsend — · Position unavailable 26 Greg Parke — · Position unavailable 21 Graham Molloy — · Position unavailable 4 Tony Sullivan — · Position unavailable 24 Ross Dillon — · Position unavailable 2 Robert McKenzie — · Position unavailable 14 Barry Bourke — · Position unavailable 6 Frank Davis — · Position unavailable 19 Ray Biffin — · Position unavailable 5 John Gallus — · Position unavailable 8 Peter Keenan — · Position unavailable 7 Graham Osborne — · Position unavailable 12 Mike Collins — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
RIC2.23.12.46.489
MEL4.65.22.31.184

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Greg ParkeMEL
Behinds
4
Greg ParkeMEL
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Tackles
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Team Stats

RICMEL

Scoring / Attack

13Goals12
11Behinds10
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

251Disposals295
220Kicks268
31Handballs27

Clearance / Contest

24Hitouts35

Other

58Marks85

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Richmond beat Melbourne by 5 points, 89–84.

Richmond came from 28 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Melbourne 40–7 in the final term to take the win.

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. Period comparisons are included only when all recorded periods add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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