Semi Final, 1967
| Venue: M.C.G. | Date: September 9, 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Lost by 40 points | Umpire: Sheales | Crowd: 99,051 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: J.Nicholls 3, D.Munari 3, A.Jesaulenko 2, B.Kekovich 2, R.Barassi 2, A.Gallagher, S.Silvagni | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: Nicholls, Goold, Munari, Barassi, Silvagni, Gallagher. | Injuries: | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Richmond, fielding a team with no finals experience at all, knocked over the Blues by 40 points in front of a record crowd at the MCG. Tiger forward Royce Hart proved too good for an unfit Wes Lofts and kicked six goals, while Carlton vice-captain John Nicholls was the centre of a controversy after the match.
During the third quarter, Nicholls reeled out of a pack holding his face, and field umpire Peter Sheales promptly reported Richmond ruckman Neville Crowe for striking. At the tribunal, Crowe was found guilty and suspended – ruling him out of the Tigers’ Grand Final team. It was Crowe’s first report in his 151 game, 11-season career. Amid accusations of staging and poor sportsmanship by Nicholls, this incident stoked ill-feeling between Richmond and Carlton for many years afterward.
Team
| B: | 21 Barry Gill | 20 Wes Lofts | 44 Ron Stone |
| HB: | 9 Peter Kerr | 11 John Goold | 18 John Lloyd |
| C: | 32 Bryan Quirk | 17 Gordon Collis | 39 Cliff Stewart |
| HF: | 3 Kevin Hall | 25 Alex Jesaulenko | 34 Ian Robertson |
| F: | 1 Serge Silvagni | 16 Brian Kekovich | 37 Dennis Munari |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls (vc) | 31 Ron Barassi (cc) | 10 Adrian Gallagher |
| Res: | 28 Peter Jones | 19 Ian Collins | |
| Coach: | Ron Barassi | ||
Milestones
Last Game : John Lloyd
