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Richmond vs Melbourne Match Centre

Tuesday 25-Apr-1978
Final Round 5
Richmond logo
Richmond Coach: Barry Richardson
130 19.16
59 8.11
Melbourne Coach: Dennis Jones
Melbourne logo
M.C.G. Richmond by 71 RIC by 71
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

31 Wayne Walsh — · Position unavailable 11 Bruce Monteath — · Position unavailable 10 Kevin Sheedy — · Position unavailable 29 Kevin Bartlett — · Position unavailable 4 Geoff Raines — · Position unavailable 19 Greg Strachan — · Position unavailable 7 Mick Malthouse — · Position unavailable 3 Paul Feltham — · Position unavailable 30 Francis Bourke — · Position unavailable 1 John Einsiedel — · Position unavailable 21 Neil Balme — · Position unavailable 8 Michael Roach — · Position unavailable 16 Bryan Wood — · Position unavailable 18 Merv Keane — · Position unavailable 17 Allan Edwards — · Position unavailable 14 Bruce Tempany — · Position unavailable 20 Jim Jess — · Position unavailable 35 Peter Laughlin — · Position unavailable 44 Daryl Freame — · Position unavailable 37 Noel Jenkinson — · Position unavailable
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

13 Henry Coles — · Position unavailable 11 Greg Wells — · Position unavailable 35 Steven Smith — · Position unavailable 20 Graham Gaunt — · Position unavailable 23 Shane Fitzsimmons — · Position unavailable 17 Shane Grambeau — · Position unavailable 2 Robert Flower — · Position unavailable 29 Andrew Moir — · Position unavailable 9 Laurie Fowler — · Position unavailable 28 Anthony Dullard — · Position unavailable 8 Peter Johnston — · Position unavailable 6 Ross Brewer — · Position unavailable 4 Tony Sullivan — · Position unavailable 43 Greg Hutchison — · Position unavailable 1 Garry Baker — · Position unavailable 27 Colin Graham — · Position unavailable 15 Phil Seaton — · Position unavailable 24 Kelvin Richards — · Position unavailable 31 Peter Garratt — · Position unavailable 14 Michael Byrne — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
RIC3.34.17.55.7130
MEL5.21.60.22.159

Match Leaders

Goals
6
Bruce MonteathRIC
Behinds
2
5 tied leaders
Bruce MonteathRIC
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Tackles
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Team Stats

RICMEL

Scoring / Attack

19Goals8
11Behinds10
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

314Disposals232
203Kicks178
111Handballs54

Clearance / Contest

0Hitouts0

Other

52Marks49

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Richmond beat Melbourne by 71 points, 130–59.

Richmond extended a 47-point three-quarter-time lead with a 37–13 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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