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Richmond vs Geelong Match Centre

Saturday 8-Jul-1978
Final Round 14
Richmond logo
Richmond Coach: Barry Richardson
122 17.20
117 18.9
Geelong Coach: Rod Olsson
Geelong 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 4 Geoff Raines — · Position unavailable 19 Greg Strachan — · Position unavailable 11 Bruce Monteath — · Position unavailable 33 David Cloke — · Position unavailable 14 Bruce Tempany — · Position unavailable 43 Dale Weightman — · Position unavailable 10 Kevin Sheedy — · Position unavailable 36 Ian Scrimshaw — · Position unavailable 18 Merv Keane — · Position unavailable 37 Noel Jenkinson — · Position unavailable 13 Greg Naylor — · Position unavailable 35 Peter Laughlin — · Position unavailable 42 Geoff McMillan — · Position unavailable 3 Paul Feltham — · Position unavailable 41 Mark Lee — · Position unavailable 30 Francis Bourke — · Position unavailable 21 Neil Balme — · Position unavailable 18 Garry Davidson — · Position unavailable 25 Eric Leech — · Position unavailable
Away team

Geelong

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

9 Michael Turner — · Position unavailable 35 Robert Neal — · Position unavailable 14 David Clarke — · Position unavailable 33 Bruce Nankervis — · Position unavailable 13 Paul Sarah — · Position unavailable 5 Gary Malarkey — · Position unavailable 17 Sam Newman — · Position unavailable 39 Kevin Higgins — · Position unavailable 15 Jeff Cassidy — · Position unavailable 7 Kelvin Matthews — · Position unavailable 12 Mark Browne — · Position unavailable 2 Graeme Landy — · Position unavailable 8 Kevin Sheehan — · Position unavailable 40 Ian Nankervis — · Position unavailable 11 Alan Woodman — · Position unavailable 26 Jack Hawkins — · Position unavailable 6 David Manson — · Position unavailable 23 Larry Donohue — · Position unavailable 19 Neville Bruns — · Position unavailable 28 Andy Preston — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
RIC3.58.105.01.5122
GEE5.36.14.43.1117

Match Leaders

Goals
6
David ClokeRIC
Behinds
3
Ian ScrimshawRIC
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Tackles
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Team Stats

RICGEE

Scoring / Attack

17Goals18
17Behinds8
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

325Disposals339
233Kicks227
92Handballs112

Clearance / Contest

27Hitouts24

Other

73Marks95

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Richmond beat Geelong by 5 points, 122–117.

Richmond took a 13-point lead into the last quarter. Geelong cut that back to 5 by the final siren, scoring 19 points to 11 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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