1966 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1966 between Essendon and Richmond during round 10 of the 1966 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
In the absence of Ken Fraser, vice-captain Johnny Birt captained the hosts with Don McKenzie as vice-captain.
Neville Crowe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Essendon
J. Birt (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), G. Brown, J. Clarke, B. Davis, K. Egan, A. Epis, T. Fordham, J. Forsyth, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, A. Hird, G. Johnston, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, B. Waite, J. Williams
Richmond
N. Crowe (capt.), B. Barrot, B. Brown, B. Cameron, D. Clay, R. Dean, F. Dimattina, T. Gowers, P. Guinane, P. Hogan, O. Madigan, J. Northey, M. Patterson, M. Perry, A. Richardson, B. Richardson, J. Ronaldson, K. Smith, G. Strang, R. Warner
Essendon (14.16.100) defeated Richmond (15.6.96).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Fordham (4), J. Somerville (3), J. Clarke (2), A. Noonan (2), J. Birt, J. Forsyth, J. Williams
Richmond: F. Dimattina (4), D. Clay (2), P. Hogan (2), R. Warner (2), B. Brown, R. Dean, P. Guinane, J. Northey, B. Richardson
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1966 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 25 June 1966
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,579
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 6 | (96) |
| Margin | RICH by 6 | RICH by 11 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Tom Hafey
(Richmond)
Captains:
Johnny Birt
(Essendon),
Neville Crowe
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Don McKenzie
(Essendon),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Fisher
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Egan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Forsyth, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Waite, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 16 | 278 | 241 | 37 | 58 | 62 | 39 | 35 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Barrot, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 40 | Brown, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 30 | Cameron, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Crowe, Neville (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Dimattina, Frank | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Gowers, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Guinane, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Hogan, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Madigan, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Northey, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Patterson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Perry, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Richardson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Richardson, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Ronaldson, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Strang, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Warner, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 6 | 244 | 202 | 42 | 48 | 51 | 35 | 48 | |||