1972 VFL Round 3: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1972 between Richmond and Essendon during round 3 of the 1972 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at MCG.
Royce Hart captained the hosts with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), G. Allford, B. Beckwith, G. Bond, F. Bourke, R. Boyanich, D. Clay, P. Cloke, D. Cumming, R. Dean, E. Leech, C. McKellar, M. McMillan, E. Moore, K. Morris, B. Richardson, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, I. Stewart
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, J. Cassin, R. Close, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, G. Grainger, B. Grinter, D. Gross, L. Halley, K. Hogan, L. Moloney, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Perry, K. Roberts, S. Talbot, J. Williams, A. Wilson
Richmond (16.15.111) were defeated by Essendon (19.17.131).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Richardson (9), I. Stewart (3), R. Boyanich (2), R. Dean, R. Hart
Essendon: G. Blethyn (7), R. Close (4), G. Perry (3), D. Tuddenham (2), N. Fields, K. Hogan, A. Noonan
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 15 April 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
55,825
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Essendon | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 17 | 19 | . | 17 | (131) |
| Margin | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 50 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Richmond),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Royce Hart
(Richmond),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Sheales
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Allford, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 | Beckwith, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Boyanich, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Cloke, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 25 | Leech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | McMillan, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Moore, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Richardson, Barry | ? | ? | 9 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 15 | 233 | 203 | 30 | 49 | 29 | 49 | 38 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Grainger, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Hogan, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 17 | 262 | 214 | 48 | 64 | 17 | 38 | 49 | |||