1977 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1977 between Essendon and Richmond during round 7 of the 1977 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at VFL Park.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with Ron Andrews as vice-captain.
Francis Bourke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Barry Richardson.
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), R. Andrews (vice-capt.), G. Bell, C. Boyd, R. Close, N. Fields, G. Foulds, S. Heard, S. Madden, D. Mattson, R. Muir, W. Primmer, K. Roberts, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, B. Walsh, T. Watson, A. Wilson
Richmond
F. Bourke (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, C. Clayton, E. Dunne, A. Edwards, G. Gaunt, R. Hart, J. Hummel, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, M. Keane, R. Lamb, R. McGhie, A. Noonan, G. Raines, N. Roberts, G. Robertson, I. Scrimshaw, K. Sheedy
Essendon (15.9.99) drew with Richmond (14.15.99).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Roberts (4), D. Scanlon (3), P. Vander Haar (2), A. Wilson (2), N. Fields, K. Fletcher, S. Madden, S. Robins
Richmond: K. Bartlett (4), J. Jess (2), R. Lamb (2), A. Noonan (2), K. Sheedy (2), A. Edwards, I. Scrimshaw
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 9th on the ladder and Richmond remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
32,326
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | RICH by 11 | ESSE by 5 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Essendon),
Barry Richardson
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Francis Bourke
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Ron Andrews
(Essendon),
unknown
(Richmond)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Bell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 7 |
| 44 | Mattson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 9 | 304 | 230 | 74 | 80 | 29 | 50 | 39 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Dunne, Emmett | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 32 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Hart, Royce | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Hummel, Jon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Jenkinson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Lamb, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | Roberts, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Robertson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | Scrimshaw, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | 312 | 225 | 87 | 77 | 16 | 40 | 50 | |||