1980 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 5 April 1980 between Richmond and Essendon during round 2 of the 1980 VFL season. Richmond hosted Essendon at MCG. Bruce Monteath captained the hosts. Simon Madden captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tony Jewell and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.

Richmond
B. Monteath (capt.), K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, E. Dunne, J. Jess, M. Keane, K. Kershaw, M. Lee, M. Malthouse, G. Raines, M. Roach, B. Rowlings, I. Scrimshaw, G. Strachan, M. Wall, D. Weightman, R. Wiley, S. Williams, B. Wood

Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), R. Andrews, N. Besanko, P. Carman, N. Clarke, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, B. Day, F. Dunell, K. Fletcher, G. Foulds, S. Heard, P. Keenan, I. Marsh, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, A. Stoneham, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson

Richmond (17.15.117) were defeated by Essendon (17.22.124).

Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Roach (7), D. Cloke (3), B. Rowlings (3), K. Bartlett, M. Keane, M. Lee, M. Wall
Essendon: B. Day (3), F. Dunell (3), P. Carman (2), M. Crow (2), S. Madden (2), P. Vander Haar (2), S. Heard, I. Marsh, T. Watson

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Richmond v Essendon
Date: Saturday 5 April 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 51,548

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Essendon
Score: 17.15.117 - 17.22.124

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 6 9 . 10 15 . 14 17 . 15 17 . 15 (117)
Essendon 4 . 4 11 . 7 12 . 15 17 . 22 17 . 22 (124)
Margin RICH by 2 ESSE by 9 RICH by 17 ESSE by 7 ESSE by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tony Jewell (Richmond), Barry Davis (Essendon)
Captains: Bruce Monteath (Richmond), Simon Madden (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman, J. Moss

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 2 22 21 1 3 0 1 3
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 3 0 2 2
33 Cloke, David ? ? 3 2 14 12 2 3 3 1 2
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 6 3 0 1
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 1 0 2
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 1 0 16 9 7 1 0 0 2
41 Kershaw, Kim ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 12 3 0
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 1 0 8 4 4 3 17 0 1
7 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 1 18 14 4 2 0 3 1
11 Monteath, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 2 0 3 2
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 2 21 14 7 3 0 4 3
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 7 1 11 9 2 8 0 0 0
22 Rowlings, Barry ? ? 3 1 25 19 6 4 0 3 2
36 Scrimshaw, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 0 0 0
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 1
43 Wall, Matthew ? ? 1 0 11 6 5 1 0 2 2
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 0 4 17 10 7 3 0 1 0
2 Wiley, Robert ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 2 0 3 1
9 Williams, Shane ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 2
16 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 4 0 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 17 15 283 200 83 57 36 29 28

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 1 1 1
30 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 0 0 0 2
8 Carman, Phil ? ? 2 4 26 15 11 5 0 2 4
39 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Crow, Max ? ? 2 0 11 10 1 6 1 1 2
6 Daniher, Neale ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 2 1
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1
3 Day, Barry ? ? 3 0 23 15 8 6 0 3 1
7 Dunell, Frank ? ? 3 4 19 16 3 3 0 3 1
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 0 1 19 14 5 1 0 2 3
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 0 2
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 1 4 18 14 4 2 0 0 1
1 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 7 13 2 2
27 Madden, Simon (c) ? ? 2 2 6 5 1 3 8 0 1
37 Marsh, Ian ? ? 1 1 24 17 7 3 0 1 1
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 0 0
34 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 3 0 4 2
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 1 21 16 5 6 1 0 2
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 2 1 14 12 2 5 6 3 1
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 1 1 25 17 8 1 0 3 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 17 22 294 212 82 58 30 28 29

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s