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Melbourne vs Richmond Match Centre

Sunday 4-Aug-2002
Final Round 18
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Neale Daniher
94 14.10
99 14.15
Richmond Coach: Danny Frawley
Richmond 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

↑ Attacking this way

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
David NeitzQ1 - 0:48 - Behind - 1-0 David NeitzQ1 - 3:24 - Goal - 7-0 Greg StaffordQ1 - 10:05 - Goal - 7-6 Russell RobertsonQ1 - 15:21 - Goal - 13-6 Greg TivendaleQ1 - 16:49 - Behind - 13-7 Greg StaffordQ1 - 17:51 - Behind - 13-8 Shane WoewodinQ1 - 18:31 - Behind - 14-8 Andrew MillsQ1 - 19:10 - Goal - 14-14 Greg StaffordQ1 - 20:52 - Goal - 14-20 Ray HallQ1 - 23:18 - Behind - 14-21 Duncan KellawayQ1 - 25:18 - Goal - 14-27 David NeitzQ1 - 26:59 - Goal - 20-27 David NeitzQ2 - 1:30 - Goal - 26-27 Russell RobertsonQ2 - 6:03 - Behind - 27-27 Brad OttensQ2 - 7:03 - Behind - 27-28 Andrew KellawayQ2 - 8:43 - Behind - 27-29 Russell RobertsonQ2 - 9:54 - Goal - 33-29 David RodanQ2 - 11:59 - Goal - 33-35 Aaron FioraQ2 - 13:55 - Behind - 33-36 Nathan BrownQ2 - 17:14 - Behind - 34-36 Matthew RichardsonQ2 - 17:47 - Behind - 34-37 Greg StaffordQ2 - 19:42 - Behind - 34-38 Mark CoughlanQ2 - 21:19 - Behind - 34-39 Russell RobertsonQ2 - 24:47 - Goal - 40-39 Matthew RichardsonQ2 - 25:56 - Goal - 40-45 Clint BizzellQ3 - 1:10 - Behind - 41-45 Matthew RichardsonQ3 - 5:11 - Goal - 41-51 David RodanQ3 - 9:03 - Behind - 41-52 Matthew RichardsonQ3 - 10:37 - Goal - 41-58 Andrew LeoncelliQ3 - 12:45 - Goal - 47-58 Matthew RichardsonQ3 - 14:09 - Goal - 47-64 Matthew RichardsonQ3 - 16:20 - Behind - 47-65 Travis JohnstoneQ3 - 17:16 - Behind - 48-65 David RodanQ3 - 18:24 - Goal - 48-71 David NeitzQ3 - 22:50 - Behind - 49-71 Matthew RogersQ3 - 23:32 - Goal - 49-77 Matthew RichardsonQ3 - 25:58 - Goal - 49-83
RushedQ3 - 27:59 - Behind - 50-83
David NeitzQ4 - 0:55 - Behind - 51-83 Mark CoughlanQ4 - 1:37 - Goal - 51-89 Matthew RichardsonQ4 - 4:42 - Behind - 51-90
RushedQ4 - 8:27 - Behind - 51-91
Greg TivendaleQ4 - 9:09 - Goal - 51-97 David NeitzQ4 - 10:41 - Goal - 57-97 Travis JohnstoneQ4 - 12:34 - Goal - 63-97 Adem YzeQ4 - 15:00 - Goal - 69-97 Peter VardyQ4 - 15:56 - Goal - 75-97
RushedQ4 - 18:00 - Behind - 75-98
Wayne CampbellQ4 - 18:53 - Behind - 75-99 Russell RobertsonQ4 - 19:56 - Goal - 81-99 Adem YzeQ4 - 21:43 - Goal - 87-99
RushedQ4 - 24:21 - Behind - 88-99
Russell RobertsonQ4 - 28:43 - Goal - 94-99

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Russell RobertsonGoal
    4Q 28:4394-99
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 24:2188-99
  • Adem YzeGoal
    4Q 21:4387-99
  • Russell RobertsonGoal
    4Q 19:5681-99
  • Wayne CampbellBehind
    4Q 18:5375-99
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 18:0075-98
  • Peter VardyGoal
    4Q 15:5675-97
  • Adem YzeGoal
    4Q 15:0069-97
  • Travis JohnstoneGoal
    4Q 12:3463-97
  • David NeitzGoal
    4Q 10:4157-97
  • Greg TivendaleGoal
    4Q 9:0951-97
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 8:2751-91
  • Matthew RichardsonBehind
    4Q 4:4251-90
  • Mark CoughlanGoal
    4Q 1:3751-89
  • David NeitzBehind
    4Q 0:5551-83
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 27:5950-83
  • Matthew RichardsonGoal
    3Q 25:5849-83
  • Matthew RogersGoal
    3Q 23:3249-77
  • David NeitzBehind
    3Q 22:5049-71
  • David RodanGoal
    3Q 18:2448-71
  • Travis JohnstoneBehind
    3Q 17:1648-65
  • Matthew RichardsonBehind
    3Q 16:2047-65
  • Matthew RichardsonGoal
    3Q 14:0947-64
  • Andrew LeoncelliGoal
    3Q 12:4547-58
  • Matthew RichardsonGoal
    3Q 10:3741-58
  • David RodanBehind
    3Q 9:0341-52
  • Matthew RichardsonGoal
    3Q 5:1141-51
  • Clint BizzellBehind
    3Q 1:1041-45
  • Matthew RichardsonGoal
    2Q 25:5640-45
  • Russell RobertsonGoal
    2Q 24:4740-39
  • Mark CoughlanBehind
    2Q 21:1934-39
  • Greg StaffordBehind
    2Q 19:4234-38
  • Matthew RichardsonBehind
    2Q 17:4734-37
  • Nathan BrownBehind
    2Q 17:1434-36
  • Aaron FioraBehind
    2Q 13:5533-36
  • David RodanGoal
    2Q 11:5933-35
  • Russell RobertsonGoal
    2Q 9:5433-29
  • Andrew KellawayBehind
    2Q 8:4327-29
  • Brad OttensBehind
    2Q 7:0327-28
  • Russell RobertsonBehind
    2Q 6:0327-27
  • David NeitzGoal
    2Q 1:3026-27
  • David NeitzGoal
    1Q 26:5920-27
  • Duncan KellawayGoal
    1Q 25:1814-27
  • Ray HallBehind
    1Q 23:1814-21
  • Greg StaffordGoal
    1Q 20:5214-20
  • Andrew MillsGoal
    1Q 19:1014-14
  • Shane WoewodinBehind
    1Q 18:3114-8
  • Greg StaffordBehind
    1Q 17:5113-8
  • Greg TivendaleBehind
    1Q 16:4913-7
  • Russell RobertsonGoal
    1Q 15:2113-6
  • Greg StaffordGoal
    1Q 10:057-6
  • David NeitzGoal
    1Q 3:247-0
  • David NeitzBehind
    1Q 0:481-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL3.23.21.47.294
RIC4.32.66.22.499

Match Leaders

Goals
5
2 tied leaders
Russell RobertsonMEL
Behinds
3
2 tied leaders
David NeitzMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
7
2 tied leaders
Peter WalshMEL

Team Stats

MELRIC

Scoring / Attack

14Goals14
8Behinds13
43Inside 50s47
11Marks Inside 508
2Behinds Rushed4

Possession

269Disposals295
165Kicks183
104Handballs112
110Contested Possessions122
155Uncontested Possessions174

Clearance / Contest

28Clearances38
60Tackles60
36Hitouts37
16Contested Marks17

Other

73Marks79
13Frees For15
15Frees Against13
24Rebound 50s27
37Clangers29
39One Percenters54
5Bounces13

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
RIC 46 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
MEL 24 pts
Lead Changes
5
Score Ties
2

How the match finished

Richmond beat Melbourne by 5 points, 99–94.

Richmond took a 33-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 5 by the final siren, scoring 44 points to 16 in the final term.

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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