1972 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1972 between Essendon and Richmond during round 15 of the 1972 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
Royce Hart captained the visitors with Kevin Bartlett as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, R. Close, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, B. Grinter, D. Gross, L. Halley, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Schultz, R. Smith, J. Williams, A. Wilson
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), N. Balme, G. Bond, F. Bourke, D. Clay, D. Cumming, R. Dean, R. Hunt, S. Hywood, E. Leech, C. McKellar, K. Morris, B. Nalder, B. Richardson, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Essendon (13.12.90) were defeated by Richmond (17.9.111).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Blethyn (3), A. Noonan (3), A. Wilson (2), R. Close, K. Fletcher, D. Gross, G. Schultz, D. Tuddenham
Richmond: G. Bond (5), K. Bartlett (2), R. Dean (2), R. Hart (2), K. Morris (2), N. Balme, B. Richardson, P. Sproule, I. Stewart
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 15 July 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,251
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 17 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 9 | (111) |
| Margin | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 10 | RICH by 21 | RICH by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Tom Hafey
(Richmond)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Royce Hart
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Kevin Bartlett
(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 | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | 239 | 217 | 22 | 57 | 23 | 49 | 49 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dean, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Hywood, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Leech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 3 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 46 | Nalder, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Richardson, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 9 | 245 | 220 | 25 | 49 | 29 | 48 | 49 | |||