1981 VFL Round 13: Essendon v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1981 between Essendon and Richmond during round 13 of the 1981 VFL season. Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill. Simon Madden captained the hosts. Bryan Wood captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Tony Jewell.

Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), R. Andrews, P. Bennett, T. Buhagiar, G. Burdett, S. Carey, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, J. Madden, M. Neagle, A. Reid, G. Schultz, R. Shaw, A. Stoneham, S. Taubert, M. Thomson, T. Watson

Richmond
B. Wood (capt.), K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, E. Dunne, J. Jess, M. Lee, M. Malthouse, M. Nugent, G. Raines, M. Roach, G. Robertson, B. Rowlings, R. Semmens, T. Smith, G. Strachan, M. Wall, C. Waterson, D. Weightman, P. Welsh, R. Wiley

Essendon (12.22.94) defeated Richmond (13.12.90).

Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Schultz (4), G. Burdett (2), N. Daniher, J. Madden, S. Madden, M. Neagle, M. Thomson, T. Watson
Richmond: K. Bartlett (4), J. Jess (2), M. Lee (2), P. Welsh (2), M. Roach, T. Smith, D. Weightman

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

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Essendon v Richmond
Date: Saturday 20 June 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 30,765

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Richmond
Score: 12.22.94 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 4 5 . 7 7 . 14 12 . 22 12 . 22 (94)
Richmond 2 . 4 9 . 8 12 . 10 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin ESSE by 12 RICH by 25 RICH by 26 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Tony Jewell (Richmond)
Captains: Simon Madden (Essendon), Bryan Wood (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller, J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 3 1 1 4
38 Bennett, Peter ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 3 1 2 3
20 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 0 2 26 14 12 4 0 3 4
15 Burdett, Geoff ? ? 2 2 10 7 3 2 0 3 2
17 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 1 1
31 Crow, Max ? ? 0 1 6 4 2 4 4 1 0
6 Daniher, Neale ? ? 1 2 24 20 4 8 0 1 1
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 0 2 13 10 3 4 0 1 3
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 5 24 22 2 1 0 5 3
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 1 0 4 0
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 1 0 6 3 3 4 21 0 0
27 Madden, Simon (c) ? ? 1 4 9 7 2 6 5 1 1
1 Neagle, Merv ? ? 1 0 19 12 7 2 1 1 0
2 Reid, Alan ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 1
14 Schultz, Graeme ? ? 4 1 17 12 5 1 0 1 1
26 Shaw, Robert ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 1 0 4 1
16 Taubert, Steven ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 1 3 0
34 Thomson, Michael ? ? 1 0 9 4 5 1 0 0 1
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 1 0 29 18 11 6 0 3 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 12 22 275 191 84 55 34 35 26

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 4 2 18 18 0 4 0 1 5
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 6 3 1 1
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 2 0 11 5 6 2 0 0 1
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 2 0 13 5 8 3 26 1 1
7 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 0 0 2
37 Nugent, Michael ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 8 0 1
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 25 11 14 3 0 2 2
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 1 2 5 5 0 3 0 0 1
24 Robertson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 2 0 3 2
22 Rowlings, Barry ? ? 0 0 28 21 7 3 0 3 2
27 Semmens, Robert ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 1 0 1 0
10 Smith, Terry ? ? 1 0 21 16 5 5 0 4 4
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 0 3 5 1
43 Wall, Matthew ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 1
12 Waterson, Colin ? ? 0 0 21 9 12 0 1 2 0
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 1 1 25 11 14 3 0 2 4
31 Welsh, Peter ? ? 2 1 11 8 3 1 0 1 4
2 Wiley, Robert ? ? 0 1 24 16 8 3 0 0 1
16 Wood, Bryan (c) ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 4 1 0 2
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 13 12 304 193 111 49 42 26 35

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