1983 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1983 between Essendon and Richmond during round 18 of the 1983 VFL season. Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill. Terry Daniher captained the hosts. Merv Keane captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Francis Bourke.

Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), R. Andrews, W. Beddison, P. Bradbury, T. Buhagiar, N. Clarke, C. Clayton, B. Duckworth, F. Dunell, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, R. Kink, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, W. Otway, C. Waterson, T. Watson, P. Weston, D. Williams

Richmond
M. Keane (capt.), K. Bartlett, G. Conlan, P. Egan, D. Foley, T. Gepp, J. Jess, G. Landy, M. Lee, A. Martello, D. Palm, N. Peart, M. Rioli, M. Roach, P. Sarah, G. Strachan, B. Tempany, M. Wall, D. Weightman, R. Wiley

Essendon (6.14.50) were defeated by Richmond (19.10.124).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Daniher (2), T. Buhagiar, F. Dunell, G. Foulds, R. Kink
Richmond: D. Foley (5), M. Roach (5), K. Bartlett (2), M. Keane (2), M. Rioli, P. Sarah, M. Wall, D. Weightman, R. Wiley

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Richmond remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Essendon v Richmond
Date: Saturday 30 July 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 18,067

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Richmond
Score: 6.14.50 - 19.10.124

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 4 4 . 8 4 . 12 6 . 14 6 . 14 (50)
Richmond 4 . 2 10 . 3 15 . 7 19 . 10 19 . 10 (124)
Margin RICH by 16 RICH by 31 RICH by 61 RICH by 74 RICH by 74
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Francis Bourke (Richmond)
Captains: Terry Daniher (Essendon), Merv Keane (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson, M. Westgarth

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 1 16 6 10 3 0 0 4
16 Beddison, Wayne ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 2 0
36 Bradbury, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 1 0 1 1
20 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 1 2 24 11 13 1 0 4 3
8 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 6 2
12 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 3 0 6 4
5 Daniher, Terry (c) ? ? 2 1 14 12 2 6 0 0 2
22 Duckworth, Bill ? ? 0 1 11 4 7 0 0 6 2
7 Dunell, Frank ? ? 1 1 10 5 5 1 0 4 2
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 1 0 15 11 4 0 0 3 0
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 1 0 0 1
23 Kink, Rene ? ? 1 4 9 6 3 1 1 2 5
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 0 0 20 8 12 9 34 5 3
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 4 5 0 2
1 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 0 21 10 11 2 1 1 6
15 Otway, Wayne ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 0 0 2 1
35 Waterson, Chris ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 2 0 4 0
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 0 1 29 23 6 5 0 2 0
28 Weston, Paul ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 0 0 0 0
42 Williams, Darren ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 2 0 0 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 6 14 299 176 123 43 41 48 41

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 2 2 13 10 3 1 0 5 2
39 Conlan, Greg ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 0 0
13 Egan, Phil ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 5 0 2 1
37 Foley, Dan ? ? 5 0 13 7 6 7 1 0 3
10 Gepp, Tim ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 2 0 2 4
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 3 1 1 1
18 Keane, Merv (c) ? ? 2 1 14 10 4 1 0 4 3
34 Landy, Graeme ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 6 0 1 3
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 0 0 16 4 12 3 33 3 4
15 Martello, Alan ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 2 2 2
6 Palm, David ? ? 0 0 22 9 13 4 0 5 3
24 Peart, Neil ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 5 0 1 2
17 Rioli, Maurice ? ? 1 0 29 19 10 4 0 3 4
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 5 2 14 11 3 7 1 1 2
11 Sarah, Paul ? ? 1 0 23 18 5 6 0 2 0
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 1 0 1 4
14 Tempany, Bruce ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 1
12 Wall, Matthew ? ? 1 0 20 11 9 2 0 4 4
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 1 1 23 11 12 0 0 2 2
2 Wiley, Robert ? ? 1 1 21 17 4 5 0 1 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 19 10 335 214 121 65 38 41 48

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