1970 Radiant Night Series Round 1
Melbourne vs Richmond
Thursday 3 September
Venue: Lake Oval
Attendance: 10,591
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 2.2 | 9.10 | 12.12 | 15.16.106 |
| Richmond | 8.2 | 8.5 | 11.6 | 14.9.93 |
Melbourne win by 13 points
Goalkickers: Wells 4, Burgmann 3, Keenan 2, Dillon 2, Payne 1, Bourke 1, Townsend 1, Parke 1
The Demons were poor under lights in the first quarter, conceding eight goals. The game changed complexion in the second when they booted 7.8 to three behinds to take an 11 point lead into half time. They went further ahead in the third quarter before withstanding strong pressure in the last to advance in the tournament.
Best were Hardeman, Bourke and Davis. McKenzie - who had come into the selected side late - replaced Alves during the game.
Selected team
B: Davis, Rowlands, Payne
HB: Sullivan, Hardeman, Campbell
C: Alves, Feldmann, Rollinson
HF: Bourke, Parke, Burgmann
F: Keenan, Molloy, Wells
Res: Sinclair, Callery
Emg: McKenzie, G. Osborne
Media
Age - 03/09/1970
Age - 04/09/1970
Links
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