1971 VFL Round 9: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1971 between Essendon and Richmond during round 9 of the 1971 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at VFL Park.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with John Williams as vice-captain.
Roger Dean captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Johnny Birt and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), I. Anderson, G. Blethyn, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, B. Dodson, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, D. Gross, W. Headlam, E. Lake, R. McFarlane, D. McKenzie, B. Neish, I. Payne, G. Schultz, R. Smith, P. Sproule, S. Talbot
Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, G. Bond, R. Boyanich, G. Burgin, D. Clay, P. Cloke, D. Cumming, D. Davenport, R. Hart, G. Hollick, R. Hunt, E. Moore, B. Richardson, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, I. Stewart, G. Strang, B. Tschirpig
Essendon (13.11.89) were defeated by Richmond (17.11.113).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Blethyn (5), P. Daniel (2), I. Anderson, B. Davis, D. Gross, E. Lake, G. Schultz, P. Sproule
Richmond: N. Balme (5), K. Bartlett (3), R. Boyanich (2), R. Hart (2), B. Tschirpig (2), D. Cumming, R. Dean, G. Hollick
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 10th on the ladder and Richmond remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
16,345
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Richmond | 8 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 6 | 17 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 11 | (113) |
| Margin | RICH by 42 | RICH by 27 | RICH by 33 | RICH by 24 | RICH by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Johnny Birt
(Essendon),
Tom Hafey
(Richmond)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Roger Dean
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
John Williams
(Essendon),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Anderson, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 41 | Dodson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | McFarlane, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Neish, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | 277 | 232 | 45 | 62 | 22 | 49 | 40 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Boyanich, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 27 | Burgin, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 41 | Cloke, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Davenport, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Dean, Roger (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Hollick, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Moore, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Richardson, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | Strang, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 35 | Tschirpig, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 11 | 270 | 225 | 45 | 73 | 23 | 40 | 49 | |||