1969 First Semi Final --- 19 goals in a row

[one-eyed]

The full match of the 1969 First Semi Final has been posted on Youtube:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hb9P90quLE

Richmond was 6 points behind 4th spot after Round 16 knowing that they needed to win the last 4 games & hope that other results went their way to make the Final 4.

Saturday 6th September 1969 at The MCG.
Crowd: 101,233

Geelong      2.1.13     2.4.16       3.6.24          7.7.49
Richmond    8.3.51   14.7.91    20.11.131    25.17.167

[one-eyed]

Stats:

Goals:
Eric Moore 6, Francis Bourke 4, Kevin Bartlett 3, Billy Brown 2, Mike Green 2, John Northey 2, Bill Barrot, Michael Bowden, Dick Clay, Roger Dean, Rex Hunt, John Ronaldson.

Disposals:
Bill Barrot 35, Royce Hart 32, Dick Clay 26, Kevin Bartlett 23 (no handballs  ), Mike Green 22, Roger Dean 22, Kevin Sheedy 21, Geoff Strang 21, Francis Bourke 19, Billy Brown 18, Eric Moore 16, Michael Bowden 16, Graham Burgin 14, John Northey 12, Colin Beard 11, Ian Owen 10, John Ronaldson 9, Rex Hunt 6, Graeme Bond 5, Barry Richardson 4.

https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1969/091419690906.html

The same 20 won the premiership three weeks later.

[Owl]

If I was born a few month’s earlier I coulda watched that match live