1976 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1976 between Richmond and Essendon during round 6 of the 1976 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
Francis Bourke captained the hosts.
Graham Moss captained the visitors with Ken Fletcher as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Richmond
F. Bourke (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, G. Bond, D. Clay, C. Clayton, D. Cloke, D. Cumming, A. Edwards, R. Hart, B. Heard, M. Keane, D. Mattson, R. McGhie, G. Raines, N. Roberts, K. Sheedy, K. Stonehouse, D. Thorpe, B. Wood
Essendon
G. Moss (capt.), K. Fletcher (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, B. Berry, G. Blethyn, G. Burdett, R. Close, J. Demetriou, N. Fields, G. Foulds, B. Grinter, G. Hatcher, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, R. Newton, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, L. Watson, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Richmond (17.17.119) defeated Essendon (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Richmond: N. Balme (5), A. Edwards (2), R. Hart (2), B. Heard (2), N. Roberts (2), K. Bartlett, C. Clayton, G. Raines, D. Thorpe
Essendon: G. Blethyn (3), R. Close, N. Fields, G. Foulds, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, K. Roberts
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Essendon remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
27,631
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | RICH by 9 | RICH by 50 | RICH by 60 | RICH by 55 | RICH by 55 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Richmond),
Bill Stephen
(Essendon)
Captains:
Francis Bourke
(Richmond),
Graham Moss
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Fellows,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 45 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Clay, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Cumming, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Mattson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Roberts, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Stonehouse, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 17 | 318 | 224 | 94 | 74 | 28 | 40 | 35 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Berry, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Demetriou, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Hatcher, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | 256 | 206 | 50 | 74 | 9 | 35 | 40 | |||