1984 VFL Round 5: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1984 between Richmond and Essendon during round 5 of the 1984 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at MCG.
Barry Rowlings captained the hosts.
Tim Watson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mike Patterson and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Richmond
B. Rowlings (capt.), J. Annear, P. Egan, P. Francis, T. Gepp, J. Jess, M. Keane, G. Landy, M. Lee, W. Lovett, D. Palm, N. Peart, M. Pickering, M. Rioli, M. Roach, C. Stewart, G. Strachan, B. Taylor, P. Walsh, D. Weightman
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), L. Baker, P. Bradbury, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, B. Duckworth, F. Dunell, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Madden, R. Merrett, P. Salmon, P. Vander Haar, P. Weston, D. Williams, B. Wood
Richmond (12.14.86) were defeated by Essendon (20.15.135).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Jess (2), G. Landy (2), M. Roach (2), B. Rowlings (2), B. Taylor (2), P. Francis, D. Weightman
Essendon: P. Salmon (5), M. Harvey (4), T. Buhagiar (2), F. Dunell (2), G. Hawker (2), T. Watson (2), T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, D. Williams
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1984 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Wednesday 25 April 1984
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
55,141
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 11 | 20 | . | 15 | 20 | . | 15 | (135) |
| Margin | RICH by 6 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 48 | ESSE by 49 | ESSE by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mike Patterson
(Richmond),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Barry Rowlings
(Richmond),
Tim Watson
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson,
K. Smith
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Watson | ESSE | 32 | 3 |
| Mark Harvey | ESSE | 38 | 2 |
| Peter Bradbury | ESSE | 36 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Annear, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Gepp, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Keane, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 5 |
| 44 | Lovett, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Palm, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | Peart, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Rioli, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Rowlings, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Taylor, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Walsh, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | 328 | 191 | 137 | 67 | 34 | 40 | 34 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 5 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 15 | 318 | 229 | 89 | 83 | 34 | 34 | 40 | |||