Round 15, 2006
Richmond vs Melbourne
Friday 14 July
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 60,086
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Richmond | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 7.10.52 |
| Melbourne | 1.4 | 5.9 | 8.12 | 9.16.70 |
Melbourne win by 18 points
Goalkickers: Russell Robertson 4, Aaron Davey 1, Lynden Dunn 1, Jared Rivers 1, Colin Sylvia 1, Daniel Ward 1
Brownlow votes:
3 - Russell Robertson
2 - Simon Godfrey
Coaches votes:
10 - Russell Robertson
8 - Matthew Whelan
5 - Simon Godfrey
3 - Jared Rivers
2 - Clint Bartram
Milestones:
Nil
The red-hot Demons had won 10 of their last 11 before meeting Richmond in the Friday night game.
A big crowd saw a defensive struggle early, before Melbourne broke the match open with their run.
Russell Robertson kicked 4.4 and took a mark of the year contender in a game where he made Joel Bowden look awful. The Richmond man had the most disposals on the ground but managed to handball to Aaron Davey for a goal, play step-ladder to Robertson and accidentally hit Daniel Ward in the face during an attempted spoil.
Melbourne hit the post six times. Richmond, in contrast, only managed the feat once.
Media
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Links
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