1976 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1976 between Essendon and Richmond during round 17 of the 1976 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Graham Moss captained the hosts with Ken Fletcher as vice-captain.
Francis Bourke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Essendon
G. Moss (capt.), K. Fletcher (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, B. Berry, G. Blethyn, G. Foulds, B. Grinter, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, R. Newton, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, T. Tyler, B. Walsh, A. Wilson
Richmond
F. Bourke (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, G. Bond, R. Boyanich, N. Carter, C. Clayton, A. Edwards, G. Gaunt, B. Heard, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, M. Keane, R. Lamb, M. Malthouse, R. McGhie, G. Robertson, I. Scrimshaw, K. Sheedy, B. Wood
Essendon (8.15.63) were defeated by Richmond (15.16.106).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Walsh (3), S. Beaumont, G. Blethyn, K. Fletcher, S. Robins, A. Wilson
Richmond: N. Carter (4), B. Heard (3), G. Gaunt (2), K. Bartlett, R. Boyanich, A. Edwards, J. Jess, M. Malthouse, I. Scrimshaw
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 24 July 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,583
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Margin | RICH by 1 | RICH by 12 | RICH by 23 | RICH by 43 | RICH by 43 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Essendon),
Tom Hafey
(Richmond)
Captains:
Graham Moss
(Essendon),
Francis Bourke
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
B. Deller
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Beaumont, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | Berry, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Tyler, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 15 | 287 | 201 | 86 | 60 | 19 | 39 | 42 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 45 | Bond, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Boyanich, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Carter, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 37 | Jenkinson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Lamb, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Malthouse, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Robertson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Scrimshaw, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 16 | 302 | 220 | 82 | 66 | 22 | 41 | 36 | |||