1968 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1968 between Richmond and Essendon during round 18 of the 1968 VFL season. Richmond hosted Essendon at MCG. Roger Dean captained the hosts. Ken Fraser captained the visitors with Don McKenzie as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Jack Clarke.

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), K. Bartlett, G. Bond, F. Bourke, M. Bowden, B. Brown, G. Burgin, D. Clay, M. Green, P. Guinane, R. Hart, R. Hunt, T. Jewell, D. McKenzie, E. Moore, T. Murphy, J. Northey, M. Patterson, B. Richardson, K. Sheedy

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), R. Blew, W. Buhaj, R. Close, B. Davis, K. Egan, J. Ellis, A. Epis, J. Fanning, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. Gross, L. McGie, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, B. Waite

Richmond (10.14.74) defeated Essendon (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Northey (3), K. Bartlett (2), R. Hart (2), F. Bourke, B. Brown, D. Clay
Essendon: B. Waite (2), R. Close, T. Fordham, K. Fraser, D. Gerlach, D. Gross

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 5th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Richmond v Essendon
Date: Saturday 17 August 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 68,529

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Essendon
Score: 10.14.74 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 4 6 . 7 9 . 12 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Essendon 2 . 4 5 . 6 6 . 8 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin RICH by 6 RICH by 7 RICH by 22 RICH by 20 RICH by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 2 3 29 28 1 1 0 4 2
44 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 1 0 17 14 3 5 0 1 2
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 0 0 24 14 10 3 0 1 1
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 1 1 17 15 2 2 0 5 3
27 Burgin, Graham ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 4 0 2 1
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 1 1 19 18 1 6 0 2 0
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 0 1 21 10 11 6 0 2 3
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 4 1 0 1
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 0 2 3 3 0 1 2 0 3
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 2 1 16 13 3 2 0 2 3
43 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 2 1 0
39 Jewell, Tony ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 3 0 0 2
48 McKenzie, Des ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 2 0 1 1
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0
14 Murphy, Ted ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 4 0 3 2
9 Northey, John ? ? 3 2 18 15 3 2 0 3 1
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 4 23 5 2
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 0 1
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 4 0 2 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 10 14 309 247 62 60 28 34 29

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 6 0 1 3
2 Buhaj, Wally ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 1 0
19 Close, Robin ? ? 1 2 13 13 0 2 0 2 1
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 3 0 1 0
29 Egan, Kevin ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 0 2 1
30 Ellis, John ? ? 0 2 24 16 8 5 0 1 2
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 1 0
27 Fanning, John ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 1
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 1 0 17 14 3 3 0 2 5
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 1 0 21 11 10 6 1 0 3
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 1 1 20 19 1 6 0 2 2
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 0 26 21 5 2 0 1 1
15 Gross, Don ? ? 1 1 7 5 2 1 0 3 2
4 McGie, Lindsay ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 5 1 0 0
24 McKenzie, Don (vc) ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 31 4 4
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 0 2 12 8 4 5 0 2 1
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 1 1 2
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 4 0 2 1
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 2 0 2 2
9 Waite, Bruce ? ? 2 1 11 11 0 5 2 1 3
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 7 12 291 237 54 65 36 29 34

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