1978 VFL Round 17: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1978 between Richmond and Essendon during round 17 of the 1978 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at MCG.
Kevin Sheedy captained the hosts.
Ken Fletcher captained the visitors with, in the absence of Ron Andrews, deputy vice-captain Simon Madden as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Barry Richardson and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.
Richmond
K. Sheedy (capt.), K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, G. Davidson, J. Einsiedel, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, M. Keane, P. Laughlin, M. Lee, E. Leech, M. Malthouse, B. Monteath, G. Parkes, G. Raines, I. Scrimshaw, G. Strachan, B. Tempany, D. Weightman
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), N. Besanko, G. Burdett, T. Cahill, R. Close, M. Crow, T. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, I. Marsh, R. Muir, W. Primmer, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, B. Walsh, T. Watson
Richmond (20.16.136) defeated Essendon (13.18.96).
Goalkickers
Richmond: K. Bartlett (4), J. Jess (4), D. Cloke (2), G. Davidson (2), P. Laughlin (2), G. Parkes (2), D. Weightman (2), M. Keane, B. Monteath
Essendon: M. Crow (4), S. Madden (2), P. Vander Haar (2), T. Cahill, T. Daniher, A. Davis, S. Robins, B. Walsh
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 5th on the ladder and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 29 July 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
41,878
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 16 | 20 | . | 16 | (136) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 18 | 13 | . | 18 | (96) |
| Margin | RICH by 17 | RICH by 13 | RICH by 23 | RICH by 40 | RICH by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Richardson
(Richmond),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Captains:
Kevin Sheedy
(Richmond),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Simon Madden
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Fellows,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Davidson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Einsiedel, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Jenkinson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Laughlin, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 41 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Leech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Malthouse, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Scrimshaw, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Sheedy, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Tempany, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 16 | 319 | 219 | 100 | 65 | 27 | 35 | 44 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (avc) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 18 | 302 | 227 | 75 | 98 | 24 | 44 | 35 | |||