1978 VFL Round 6: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1978 between Essendon and Richmond during round 6 of the 1978 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with, in the absence of Ron Andrews, deputy vice-captain Simon Madden as vice-captain.
Kevin Sheedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Barry Richardson.
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), P. Bennett, G. Burdett, M. Crow, T. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, S. Heard, B. Jones, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, P. McDonald, J. Mihocek, R. Muir, M. Neagle, W. Primmer, S. Robins, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Richmond
K. Sheedy (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, A. Edwards, J. Einsiedel, P. Feltham, D. Freame, B. Grinter, J. Jess, M. Keane, P. Laughlin, M. Malthouse, B. Monteath, G. Raines, M. Roach, G. Strachan, B. Tempany, B. Wood
Essendon (22.18.150) defeated Richmond (19.15.129).
Goalkickers
Essendon: W. Primmer (7), T. Daniher (5), P. Vander Haar (3), G. Burdett (2), J. Mihocek (2), S. Heard, S. Madden, I. Marsh
Richmond: A. Edwards (5), D. Cloke (4), P. Laughlin (4), K. Bartlett (2), B. Monteath (2), P. Feltham, M. Roach
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,946
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 12 | 22 | . | 18 | 22 | . | 18 | (150) |
| Richmond | 8 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 7 | 18 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 15 | (129) |
| Margin | RICH by 14 | RICH by 7 | RICH by 29 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Barry Richardson
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Kevin Sheedy
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
unknown
(Richmond)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Jones, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | McDonald, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Mihocek, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 7 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 18 | 323 | 239 | 84 | 90 | 29 | 42 | 28 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Balme, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Einsiedel, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Freame, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Laughlin, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Malthouse, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Tempany, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 15 | 260 | 190 | 70 | 44 | 26 | 28 | 42 | |||