Get Back to the Yellow and Black: 1995richmondfc.com.au
By Tony Greenberg
Wed 22 Dec, 2010In the third of a new series on richmondfc.com.au, Tony Greenberg cranks up the Tiger Time Machine and roars back to 1995 to see how that season unfolded from a Yellow and Black perspective, and look at what else was happening in the world that year.
Richmond in 1995Coach: John Northey
Captain: Tony Free
Best and Fairest winner: Wayne Campbell
Leading Goalkicker: Nick Daffy (45 goals)
Leading Brownlow Medal vote-getter: Matthew Knights (16 votes)
Players used: 33
Debutants: 6
Richmond’s 1995 match results Round 1: Richmond 12.18 (90) defeated Fremantle 12.13 (85) at the MCG
Round 2: Richmond 14.11 (95) defeated St Kilda 9.15 (69) at Waverley Park
Round 3: Richmond 4.16 (40) defeated Hawthorn 5.4 (34) at Waverley Park
Round 4: Richmond 21.8 (134) defeated North Melbourne 13.7 (85) at the MCG
Round 5: Richmond 17.14 (116) defeated Brisbane 14.12 (96) at the MCG
Round 6: Richmond 13.16 (94) defeated Collingwood 12.10 (82) at the MCG
Round 7: Richmond 10.12 (72) defeated Adelaide 9.4 (58) at the MCG
Round 8: Richmond 14.7 (91) lost to Geelong 24.19 (163) at the MCG
Round 9: Richmond 17.14 (116) defeated Sydney 14.6 (90) at the SCG
Round 10: Richmond 13.18 (96) defeated Footscray 9.10 (64) at the MCG
Round 11: Richmond 18.15 (123) defeated West Coast 9.9 (63) at Princes Park
Round 12: Richmond 15.19 (109) defeated Fitzroy 15.13 (103) at the MCG
Round 13: Richmond 12.12 (84) lost to Melbourne 14.11 (95) at the MCG
Round 14: Richmond 12.13 (85) lost to Carlton 17.13 (115) at the MCG
Round 15: Richmond 15.11 (101) drew with Essendon 15.11 (101) at the MCG
Round 16: Richmond 10.14 (74) defeated Fremantle 9.13 (67) at Subiaco
Round 17: Richmond 9.8 (62) lost to St Kilda 15.17 (107) at Princes Park
Round 18: Richmond 13.21 (99) defeated Hawthorn 8.7 (55) at the MCG
Round 19: Richmond 15.10 (100) lost to North Melbourne 16.14 (110) at the MCG
Round 20: Richmond 13.5 (83) lost to Brisbane 24.16 (160) at the Gabba
Round 21: Richmond 14.25 (109) defeated Collingwood 7.13 (55) at the MCG
Round 22: Richmond 19.9 (123) defeated Adelaide 12.14 (86) at Football Park
Ladder after 1995 home-and-away season1. CARLTON, 20 wins, 2 losses, 137.8%, 80 points
2. GEELONG, 16 wins, 6 losses, 131.9%, 64 points
3. RICHMOND, 15 wins, 1 draw, 6 losses, 107.9%, 62 points
4. ESSENDON, 14 wins, 2 draws, 6 losses, 127.6%, 60 points
5. WEST COAST, 14 wins, 8 losses, 122.9%, 56 points
6. NORTH MELBOURNE, 14 wins, 8 losses, 114.8%, 56 points
7. FOOTSCRAY, 11 wins, 1 draw, 10 losses, 91.5%, 46 points
8. BRISBANE, 10 wins, 12 losses, 95.3%, 40 points
9. Melbourne, 9 wins, 13 losses, 100.7%, 36 points
10. Collingwood, 8 wins, 2 draws, 12 losses, 96.8%, 36 points
11. Adelaide, 9 wins, 13 losses, 80.1%, 36 points
12. Sydney, 8 wins, 14 losses, 100.7%, 32 points
13. Fremantle, 8 wins, 14 losses, 92.8%, 32 points
14. St Kilda, 8 wins, 14 losses, 80.3%, 32 points
15. Hawthorn, 7 wins, 15 losses, 94.0%, 28 points
16. Fitzroy, 2 wins, 20 losses, 58.2%, 8 points
Second Qualifying FinalRichmond 12.12 (84) lost to North Melbourne 17.12 (114)
Second Semi-finalRichmond 12.14 (86) defeated Essendon 11.7 (73)
Second Preliminary FinalRichmond 6.4 (40) lost to Geelong 20.9 (129)
Richmond 1995 goalkickers45 - Nick Daffy
42 - Chris Naish
30 - Brendon Gale
27 - Matthew Richardson
26 - Stuart Edwards
21 - Stephen Jurica
20 - Stuart Maxfield
19 - Paul Broderick
17 - Matthew Rogers
16 - Wayne Campbell
Games25 - Wayne Campbell, Paul Broderick, Chris Naish, Chris Bond, Jamie Tape, Duncan Kellaway
24 - Matthew Knights, Brendon Gale
23 - Nick Daffy, Greg Dear
22 - Scott Turner
21 - Ashley Prescott
20 - Matthew Rogers, Nathan Bower, Mark Merenda
Marks133 - Brendon Gale
90 - Wayne Campbell
88 - Jamie Tape
78 - Paul Bulluss
67 - Duncan Kellaway
66 - Paul Broderick
60 - Matthew Richardson
59 - Scott Turner
56 - Matthew Rogers
55 - Chris Naish
Kicks420 - Wayne Campbell (No. 1 in comp.)
320 - Paul Broderick
306 - Matthew Knights
280 - Nick Daffy
261 - Chris Bond
238 - Chris Naish
225 - Jamie Tape
211 - Stuart Maxfield
198 - Matthew Rogers
185 - Nathan Bower
Handballs227 - Paul Broderick
222 - Matthew Knights
174 - Wayne Campbell
131 - Chris Naish
115 - Michael Gale
111 - Duncan Kellaway
98 - Chris Bond
95 - Brendon Gale
93 - Jamie Tape
85 - Matthew Rogers
Total Disposals594 - Wayne Campbell
547 - Paul Broderick
528 - Matthew Knights
369 - Chris Naish
359 - Chris Bond
339 - Nick Daffy
318 - Jamie Tape
308 - Duncan Kellaway
305 - Brendon Gale
291 - Michael Gale
The World outside Punt Road in 1995
Other sporting highlights1995 Melbourne Cup winner: Doriemus
1995 Super Bowl champions: San Francisco 49ers
1995 World Series champions: Atlanta Braves
1995 FA Cup winners: Everton
1995 Wimbledon champion (male): Pete Sampras
1995 Wimbledon champion (female): Steffi Graf
1995 Australian Tennis Open champion (male): Andre Agassi
1995 Australian Tennis Open champion (female): Mary Pierce
Major world events in 1995 * Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by a right-wing Israeli opponent of the Middle East peace process. Rabin is succeeded as Israeli Prime Minister by Foreign Minister Shimon Peres.
* U.S. President Bill Clinton invokes emergency powers and grants a $20 billion loan to bail Mexico out of a financial crisis.
* American football superstar O.J. Simpson is found not guilty of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. The trial, which was televised, gripped the American public.
* A major earthquake kills 5092 people in Kobe, Japan.
* Former World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson is released from jail after serving three years on a rape conviction.
* Jacques Chirac wins the French presidential election.
* In South Africa, 104 miners are killed in an elevator accident.
* New Zealand beats the U.S. for the America’s Cup.
Major Australian events in 1995 * John Howard becomes leader of the Federal Liberal Party opposition following the resignation of Alexander Downer.
* Bob Carr leads the Labor Party to victory in the NSW state election, deposing the Liberal-National coalition government of John Fahey that had been in power since 1988.
* The Queensland state election produces a cliff-hanger result, with Labor holding a one-seat majority over the Liberal/National coalition. However, after a recount in one seat, and the decision by elected independent candidate, Liz Cunningham, to support the coalition, the coalition ends up forming government.
* The Australian Grand Prix is moved from Adelaide to Melbourne.
* Qantas is privatised.
* Telecom Australia changes its domestic trading name to Telstra.
* A gas explosion at Kogarah railway station in Sydney kills two people.
* After a six-month trial, David Harold Eastman is convicted by a jury of the assassination of the Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Colin Winchester. He is sentenced to life imprisonment.
* The Super League war begins.
* Pay television arrives in Australia, with Foxtel and Optus Vision launching in the metropolitan areas, and Galaxy and Austar launching in regional areas.
Top movies of 1995Braveheart (winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture)
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Apollo 13
Toy Story
GoldenEye
Batman Forever
Seven
Crimson Tide
Leaving Las Vegas
Dead Man Walking
The Usual Suspects
Ace Ventura
Pocahontas
Jumanji
Hit songs of 1995Gangsta’s Paradise (Coolio)
Stayin’ Alive (N-Trance)
Kiss from a Rose (Seal)
Mouth (Merril Bainbridge)
Another Night (M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy)
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman (Bryan Adams)
Zombie (The Cranberries)
Let’s Groove (CDB)
Back For Good (Take That)
You Are Not Alone (Michael Jackson)
Top shows on Australian TV in 1995Gladiators
The Midday Show
Full Frontal
This Is Your Life
Wheel Of Fortune
Hey Hey It’s Saturday
Frontline
G.P.
Family Feud
Blue Heelers
Sale Of The Century
A Current Affair
Money
60 Minutes
Halifax f.p.
Police Rescue
Home And Away
Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton
The Great Outdoors
Better Homes And Gardens
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