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Melbourne vs Richmond Match Centre

Saturday 5-May-1973
Final Round 5
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Ian Ridley
91 13.13
110 16.14
Richmond Coach: Tom Hafey
Richmond logo
M.C.G. Richmond by 19 RIC by 19
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

35 Paul Callery — · Position unavailable 11 Greg Wells — · Position unavailable 14 Barry Bourke — · Position unavailable 9 Stephen Kerley — · Position unavailable 15 Stan Alves — · Position unavailable 6 Frank Davis — · Position unavailable 8 Peter Keenan — · Position unavailable 27 Ross Brewer — · Position unavailable 4 Tony Sullivan — · Position unavailable 7 Graham Osborne — · Position unavailable 26 Greg Parke — · Position unavailable 10 Carl Ditterich — · Position unavailable 24 Wayne Delmenico — · Position unavailable 22 Henry Ritterman — · Position unavailable 19 Ray Biffin — · Position unavailable 33 Gary Hardeman — · Position unavailable 18 John Tilbrook — · Position unavailable 34 Mal Owens — · Position unavailable 42 John Morgan — · Position unavailable 30 Peter Williamson — · Position unavailable
Away team

Richmond

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

29 Kevin Bartlett — · Position unavailable 3 Roger Dean — · Position unavailable 6 Paul Sproule — · Position unavailable 4 Royce Hart — · Position unavailable 16 Bryan Wood — · Position unavailable 30 Francis Bourke — · Position unavailable 8 Dick Clay — · Position unavailable 15 Brian Roberts — · Position unavailable 1 Daryl Cumming — · Position unavailable 9 Craig McKellar — · Position unavailable 31 Ricky McLean — · Position unavailable 21 Neil Balme — · Position unavailable 5 Rex Hunt — · Position unavailable 12 Robert McGhie — · Position unavailable 38 Kevin Morris — · Position unavailable 10 Kevin Sheedy — · Position unavailable 7 Wayne Walsh — · Position unavailable 37 Mike Green — · Position unavailable 22 Robert Lamb — · Position unavailable 11 Laurie Fowler — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL2.33.43.55.191
RIC3.32.33.38.5110

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Ricky McLeanRIC
Behinds
3
3 tied leaders
Greg WellsMEL
SuperCoach
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Tackles
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Team Stats

MELRIC

Scoring / Attack

13Goals16
11Behinds14
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

251Disposals246
220Kicks200
31Handballs46

Clearance / Contest

26Hitouts40

Other

63Marks50

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Richmond beat Melbourne by 19 points, 110–91.

Richmond came from 3 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Melbourne 53–31 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. 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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