1974 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1974 between Richmond and Essendon during round 18 of the 1974 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 Alan Noonan 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.), G. Andrews, N. Balme, G. Betts, D. Clay, C. Clayton, D. Cloke, D. Cumming, L. Fowler, M. Green, G. Hewitt, M. Keane, R. McGhie, K. Morris, B. Roberts, K. Sheedy, D. Thorpe, W. Walsh, B. Wood
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, M. Crow, R. Ellen, N. Fields, G. Fitzpatrick, K. Fletcher, G. Foulds, D. Hartigan, S. Madden, L. Moloney, G. Moss, G. Perry, G. Pryor, G. Schultz, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Richmond (20.15.135) defeated Essendon (12.16.88).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Cloke (5), K. Sheedy (4), N. Balme (3), D. Thorpe (3), K. Bartlett (2), C. Clayton, D. Cumming, G. Hewitt
Essendon: A. Wilson (4), G. Foulds (2), A. Noonan (2), R. Ellen, N. Fields, G. Fitzpatrick, S. Madden
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 3 August 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
34,478
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 15 | 20 | . | 15 | (135) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Margin | RICH by 19 | RICH by 19 | RICH by 22 | RICH by 47 | RICH by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Richmond),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Francis Bourke
(Richmond),
Alan Noonan
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (ac) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 3 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 50 | Betts, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 9 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Green, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Hewitt, Glynn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 40 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Roberts, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 2 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | ? | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Walsh, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 15 | 315 | 234 | 81 | 71 | 0+ | 30 | 40 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | ? | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Beaumont, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 4 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 51 | Fitzpatrick, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 8 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 3 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 16 | 287 | 236 | 51 | 62 | 0+ | 40 | 30 | |||