1979 VFL Round 11: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1979 between Richmond and Essendon during round 11 of the 1979 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
Kevin Bartlett captained the hosts.
Ken Fletcher captained the visitors with Simon Madden as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tony Jewell and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.
Richmond
K. Bartlett (capt.), F. Bourke, D. Cloke, J. Jess, M. Keane, K. Kershaw, M. Lee, G. McMillan, B. Monteath, G. Naylor, G. Raines, G. Robertson, B. Rowlings, I. Scrimshaw, G. Strachan, B. Tempany, D. Weightman, R. Wiley, S. Williams, B. Wood
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), R. Amos, P. Bennett, N. Besanko, M. Crow, N. Daniher, B. Day, F. Dunell, G. Foulds, S. Heard, P. Keenan, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, R. Muir, W. Primmer, A. Reid, S. Robins, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Richmond (16.12.108) were defeated by Essendon (20.12.132).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Cloke (6), K. Bartlett (4), D. Weightman (4), G. Raines, R. Wiley
Essendon: S. Madden (6), W. Primmer (4), F. Dunell (2), P. Vander Haar (2), P. Bennett, B. Day, P. Keenan, K. Mansfield, S. Robins, T. Watson
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Monday 18 June 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
53,116
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| Essendon | 8 | . | 0 | 11 | . | 0 | 16 | . | 7 | 20 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 12 | (132) |
| Margin | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 39 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tony Jewell
(Richmond),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Captains:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Simon Madden
(Essendon)
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Bartlett, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | Bourke, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Cloke, David | ? | ? | 6 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Kershaw, Kim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 3 |
| 42 | McMillan, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Monteath, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Naylor, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Robertson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Rowlings, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 36 | Scrimshaw, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Tempany, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Wiley, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Williams, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 12 | 300 | 198 | 102 | 52 | 30 | 35 | 39 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Day, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (vc) | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Reid, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 12 | 324 | 228 | 96 | 84 | 27 | 39 | 35 | |||