1973 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 7 April 1973 between Essendon and Richmond during round 1 of the 1973 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with John Williams 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.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, J. Cassin, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gross, D. McKenzie, G. Moss, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Pryor, K. Roberts, R. Smith, S. Talbot, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Richmond
R. Hart (capt.), K. Bartlett (vice-capt.), G. Allford, F. Bourke, D. Clay, L. Fowler, M. Green, M. Keane, E. Leech, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, R. McLean, M. McMillan, K. Morris, B. Richardson, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Essendon (19.13.127) were defeated by Richmond (19.15.129).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Roberts (4), A. Noonan (3), S. Barclay (2), K. Fletcher (2), J. Cassin, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, D. Gross, G. Parkes, G. Perry, D. Tuddenham, A. Wilson
Richmond: R. Hart (6), L. Fowler (3), B. Roberts (3), K. Bartlett (2), R. McLean (2), K. Sheedy (2), M. Green
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder and Richmond were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 7 April 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
28,659
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 13 | (127) |
| Richmond | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 15 | (129) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 11 | RICH by 1 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Tom Hafey
(Richmond)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Royce Hart
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
John Williams
(Essendon),
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Coates
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 13 | 276 | 230 | 46 | 62 | 26 | 48 | 45 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Allford, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce (c) | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Leech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | McLean, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | McMillan, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 17 | Richardson, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 15 | 245 | 200 | 45 | 52 | 38 | 45 | 48 | |||