1968 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1968 between Essendon and Richmond during round 7 of the 1968 VFL season. Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill. Ken Fraser captained the hosts with Don McKenzie as vice-captain. Roger Dean captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), I. Anderson, R. Blew, G. Brown, P. Daniel, B. Davis, J. Ellis, A. Epis, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, B. Lake, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, P. Sproule, J. Williams

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, D. Beale, F. Bourke, M. Bowden, B. Brown, G. Burgin, D. Clay, F. Dimattina, M. Erwin, R. Hart, R. Hunt, T. Jewell, E. Moore, T. Murphy, J. Northey, M. Patterson, J. Ronaldson, G. Strang

Essendon (11.14.80) defeated Richmond (10.18.78).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Noonan (4), G. Gosper (3), B. Lake (2), K. Fraser, B. Greenwood
Richmond: B. Brown (3), K. Bartlett (2), J. Northey (2), M. Bowden, R. Hunt, J. Ronaldson

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Essendon v Richmond
Date: Saturday 25 May 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 22,164

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Richmond
Score: 11.14.80 - 10.18.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 6 4 . 8 7 . 12 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Richmond 1 . 1 6 . 7 9 . 9 10 . 18 10 . 18 (78)
Margin ESSE by 11 RICH by 11 RICH by 9 ESSE by 2 ESSE by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Clarke (Essendon), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: Ken Fraser (Essendon), Roger Dean (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Don McKenzie (Essendon), unknown (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Anderson, Ian ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 4 0 3
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 4 0 3 1
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 5 0 3 0
45 Daniel, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 0 0 0
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 0 24 20 4 9 0 1 0
30 Ellis, John ? ? 0 2 23 17 6 8 0 3 2
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 1 1 15 12 3 5 0 2 0
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 7 0 1 2
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 3 3 22 21 1 2 0 3 0
8 Greenwood, Bob ? ? 1 2 18 16 2 3 0 5 2
15 Gross, Don ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
16 Lake, Bruce ? ? 2 2 11 9 2 3 0 2 1
24 McKenzie, Don (vc) ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 1 19 4 4
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 4 3 8 8 0 4 0 2 0
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 2 0 2
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 2 0 0
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 3 0 0 1
26 Sproule, Paul ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 3
22 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 1 0 3 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 14 260 229 31 65 27 33 21

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 0 2 14 12 2 1 1 1 6
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 2 3 29 27 2 3 1 4 0
45 Beale, Darryl ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 7 0 1 3
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 4 0 2 3
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 1 1 26 15 11 2 0 2 1
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 3 2 22 19 3 1 0 2 3
27 Burgin, Graham ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 1
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 2 14 12 2 5 0 1 2
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 5 0 0 1
32 Dimattina, Frank ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Erwin, Mick ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 0 0 25 13 12 7 0 0 3
43 Hunt, Rex ? ? 1 4 8 8 0 7 0 0 1
39 Jewell, Tony ? ? 0 1 15 15 0 1 0 0 0
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 0 1 6 4 2 2 0 1 2
14 Murphy, Ted ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 1 2
9 Northey, John ? ? 2 1 18 14 4 2 0 0 0
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 1 35 5 4
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 1 1 7 6 1 1 5 0 0
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 3 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 10 18 289 237 52 55 42 21 33

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s