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Richmond vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 7-Jul-1979
Final Round 14
Richmond logo
Richmond Coach: Tony Jewell
120 17.18
76 10.16
Melbourne Coach: Carl Ditterich
Melbourne logo
M.C.G. Richmond by 44 RIC by 44
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 11 Bruce Monteath — · Position unavailable 22 Barry Rowlings — · Position unavailable 3 Dale Weightman — · Position unavailable 30 Francis Bourke — · Position unavailable 4 Geoff Raines — · Position unavailable 23 Rod Oborne — · Position unavailable 49 Jeff Berry — · Position unavailable 28 Peter Williams — · Position unavailable 18 Merv Keane — · Position unavailable 39 Craig Considine — · Position unavailable 38 Phillip Bottams — · Position unavailable 14 Bruce Tempany — · Position unavailable 15 Bob Heard — · Position unavailable 33 David Cloke — · Position unavailable 1 Mark Lee — · Position unavailable 8 Michael Roach — · Position unavailable 51 Barrie Trotter — · Position unavailable 5 Emmett Dunne — · Position unavailable 20 Jim Jess — · 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 15 Phil Seaton — · Position unavailable 8 Glenn Elliott — · Position unavailable 2 Robert Flower — · Position unavailable 31 Phil Carman — · Position unavailable 20 Graham Gaunt — · Position unavailable 16 Robert Walters — · Position unavailable 9 Laurie Fowler — · Position unavailable 1 Garry Baker — · Position unavailable 22 Ken Whitfort — · Position unavailable 10 Carl Ditterich — · Position unavailable 30 Peter Hamilton — · Position unavailable 6 Robert Elliott — · Position unavailable 39 Gerard Healy — · Position unavailable 12 Cameron Clayton — · Position unavailable 24 Tony Martyn — · Position unavailable 19 Ray Biffin — · Position unavailable 21 Jim Durnan — · Position unavailable 41 Chris Woodman — · Position unavailable 35 Steven Smith — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
RIC3.23.38.33.10120
MEL1.72.14.63.276

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Rod OborneRIC
Behinds
4
Bruce MonteathRIC
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Tackles
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Team Stats

RICMEL

Scoring / Attack

17Goals10
17Behinds16
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

328Disposals302
216Kicks199
112Handballs103

Clearance / Contest

34Hitouts29

Other

65Marks71
34Frees For41
41Frees Against34

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Richmond beat Melbourne by 44 points, 120–76.

Richmond extended a 36-point three-quarter-time lead with a 28–20 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. 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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