1970 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1970 between Essendon and Richmond during round 10 of the 1970 VFL season. Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill. Barry Davis 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
B. Davis (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, R. Close, P. Daniel, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, G. Grainger, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, B. Neish, C. Payne, I. Payne, B. Pirouet, G. Pryor, P. Sproule, L. Stillman, D. Tassell, J. Williams

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), R. Ball, B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, R. Boyanich, B. Brown, D. Clay, P. Cloke, R. Hart, R. Hunt, T. Jewell, E. Leech, E. Moore, I. Owen, D. Peardon, G. Robbins, J. Ronaldson, K. Sheedy, G. Strang

Essendon (14.13.97) were defeated by Richmond (15.14.104).

Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Blethyn (7), G. Grainger (2), B. Greenwood (2), C. Payne (2), L. Stillman
Richmond: R. Hunt (6), E. Moore (3), R. Dean (2), F. Bourke, R. Boyanich, B. Brown, R. Hart

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder and Richmond remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Essendon v Richmond
Date: Saturday 6 June 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 20,604

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Richmond
Score: 14.13.97 - 15.14.104

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 4 6 . 8 11 . 11 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Richmond 4 . 0 7 . 5 12 . 9 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Margin RICH by 14 RICH by 3 RICH by 4 RICH by 7 RICH by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Sheales

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Blethyn, Geoff ? ? 7 2 9 9 0 5 0 2 0
19 Close, Robin ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 4 0 3 2
28 Daniel, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 1 0 1 1
32 Davis, Barry (c) ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 4 0 1 1
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 0 1 18 17 1 0 0 3 6
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 3 0 6 0
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 2 0 4 1
4 Grainger, Gary ? ? 2 1 7 4 3 2 2 0 4
2 Greenwood, Bob ? ? 2 1 25 20 5 3 0 1 3
15 Gross, Don ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 0 0 5 2
24 McKenzie, Don (vc) ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 19 3 2
8 Neish, Bruce ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 5 0 1 1
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 2 3 11 11 0 4 0 0 3
3 Payne, Ian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Pirouet, Bryan ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 6 8 1 3
26 Sproule, Paul ? ? 0 3 23 17 6 3 0 3 3
23 Stillman, Les ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 0 0 3 1
33 Tassell, Doug ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 0 0 2 2
22 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 6 0 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 13 276 226 50 51 29 41 38

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
36 Ball, Ray ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 2 0
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 0 2 22 18 4 4 0 2 4
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 0 0 24 23 1 3 0 4 2
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 1 0 29 24 5 7 0 3 1
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 1 0 11 10 1 5 15 1 3
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 1 0 6 3 3 0 0 1 2
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 5 0 1 3
41 Cloke, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 2 0 25 20 5 3 0 3 5
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 1 2 20 17 3 4 0 3 2
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 6 4 14 13 1 10 0 1 1
39 Jewell, Tony ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 8 0 2 2
25 Leech, Eric ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 5 0 5 2
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 3 2 17 14 3 1 0 3 4
52 Owen, Ian ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 1 2
6 Peardon, Derek ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 5 0 1 1
32 Robbins, Graham ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 1 0 3
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 12 2 0
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 3 2
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 0 2
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 15 14 298 246 52 71 28 38 41

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