1973 VFL Round 12: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1973 between Richmond and Essendon during round 12 of the 1973 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at MCG.
In the absence of Royce Hart, vice-captain Kevin Bartlett captained the hosts with Francis Bourke as vice-captain.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with John Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Richmond
K. Bartlett (capt.), F. Bourke (vice-capt.), D. Clay, D. Cumming, L. Fowler, M. Green, R. Hunt, M. Keane, R. Lamb, R. McGhie, C. McKellar, K. Morris, B. Nalder, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, P. Sproule, I. Stewart, G. Teasdale, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), R. Amos, J. Cassin, R. Close, H. Delahunty, K. Fletcher, W. Headlam, L. Moloney, G. Moss, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Pryor, K. Roberts, G. Schultz, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson, R. Wright
Richmond (15.21.111) defeated Essendon (13.17.95).
Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Bartlett (4), P. Sproule (3), R. Lamb (2), D. Clay, M. Green, B. Nalder, K. Sheedy, I. Stewart, B. Wood
Essendon: A. Noonan (4), R. Close (3), W. Headlam (3), J. Cassin, G. Parkes, K. Roberts
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 23 June 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
43,892
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 19 | 15 | . | 21 | 15 | . | 21 | (111) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| Margin | RICH by 2 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 21 | RICH by 16 | RICH by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Richmond),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Francis Bourke
(Richmond),
John Williams
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (ac) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Lamb, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Nalder, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 21 | 279 | 238 | 41 | 61 | 25 | 41 | 37 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 55 | Wright, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 17 | 289 | 230 | 59 | 74 | 28 | 37 | 41 | |||