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Richmond vs Footscray Match Centre

Saturday 26-May-1979
Final Round 8
Richmond logo
Richmond Coach: Tony Jewell
158 22.26
85 12.13
Footscray Coach: Don McKenzie
Footscray logo
M.C.G. Richmond by 73 RIC by 73
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

11 Bruce Monteath — · Position unavailable 16 Bryan Wood — · Position unavailable 22 Barry Rowlings — · Position unavailable 29 Kevin Bartlett — · Position unavailable 44 Daryl Freame — · Position unavailable 33 David Cloke — · Position unavailable 30 Francis Bourke — · Position unavailable 20 Jim Jess — · Position unavailable 14 Bruce Tempany — · Position unavailable 4 Geoff Raines — · Position unavailable 24 Graeme Robertson — · Position unavailable 18 Merv Keane — · Position unavailable 7 Mick Malthouse — · Position unavailable 6 Stephen Mount — · Position unavailable 5 Emmett Dunne — · Position unavailable 15 Bob Heard — · Position unavailable 25 Eric Leech — · Position unavailable 2 Robert Wiley — · Position unavailable 37 Noel Jenkinson — · Position unavailable 1 Mark Lee — · Position unavailable
Away team

Footscray

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

25 Geoff Jennings — · Position unavailable 42 Wayne Foreman — · Position unavailable 32 Ian Dunstan — · Position unavailable 7 Doug Hawkins — · Position unavailable 8 Ian Morrison — · Position unavailable 33 John Reid — · Position unavailable 24 Robert McGhie — · Position unavailable 16 Steve Hoffman — · Position unavailable 29 Neil Cordy — · Position unavailable 10 Mick Egan — · Position unavailable 11 Mick Kelly — · Position unavailable 35 Terry Wheeler — · Position unavailable 6 Gary Cowton — · Position unavailable 31 Kelvin Templeton — · Position unavailable 40 Brian Wilson — · Position unavailable 17 Alby Smedts — · Position unavailable 9 John Moylan — · Position unavailable 1 Ian Hampshire — · Position unavailable 19 Phil Bradmore — · Position unavailable 46 Greg Davis — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
RIC6.84.77.85.3158
FTS3.23.52.24.485

Match Leaders

Goals
5
3 tied leaders
Kevin BartlettRIC
Behinds
5
2 tied leaders
Emmett DunneRIC
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Tackles
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Team Stats

RICFTS

Scoring / Attack

22Goals12
21Behinds12
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

335Disposals278
236Kicks192
99Handballs86

Clearance / Contest

35Hitouts25

Other

79Marks42
33Frees For42
42Frees Against33

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Richmond beat Footscray by 73 points, 158–85.

Richmond extended a 68-point three-quarter-time lead with a 33–28 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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