| Carlton | 3.4 | 22 | 7.9 | 51 | 11.12 | 78 | 14.17 | 101 | | Richmond | 5.8 | 38 | 10.13 | 73 | 14.16 | 100 | 20.21 | 141 |
| 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.
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Milestones
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