1983 VFL Round 7: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1983 between Richmond and Essendon during round 7 of the 1983 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at MCG.
Barry Rowlings captained the hosts.
Terry Daniher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Francis Bourke and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Richmond
B. Rowlings (capt.), G. Ablett, E. Dunne, P. Egan, J. Jess, M. Keane, G. Landy, M. Lee, R. Murrie, D. Palm, M. Rioli, M. Roach, M. Rolfe, I. Sartori, G. Strachan, B. Taylor, D. Weightman, P. Welsh, R. Wiley, B. Winton
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), R. Andrews, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, C. Clayton, S. Copping, F. Dunell, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, W. Otway, M. Thomson, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, T. Watson, P. Weston
Richmond (16.16.112) were defeated by Essendon (21.11.137).
Goalkickers
Richmond: G. Ablett (3), G. Landy (3), B. Taylor (3), D. Weightman (2), E. Dunne, M. Rioli, M. Rolfe, I. Sartori, B. Winton
Essendon: T. Buhagiar (4), T. Daniher (4), S. Madden (3), W. Otway (3), P. Vander Haar (2), T. Watson (2), S. Copping, G. Fowler, M. Thomson
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1983 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1983
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
49,707
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Essendon | 7 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 6 | 21 | . | 11 | 21 | . | 11 | (137) |
| Margin | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Francis Bourke
(Richmond),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Barry Rowlings
(Richmond),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
G. Morrow
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ablett, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Dunne, Emmett | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 34 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 4 |
| 33 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Palm, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Rioli, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Rolfe, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 22 | Rowlings, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Sartori, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Taylor, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 31 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Wiley, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Winton, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 16 | 275 | 192 | 83 | 52 | 25 | 51 | 39 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Copping, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 5 | 9 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Otway, Wayne | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Thomson, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 11 | 349 | 211 | 138 | 75 | 34 | 39 | 51 | |||