1985 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 30 March 1985 between Essendon and Richmond during round 1 of the 1985 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Tim Watson captained the hosts.
Mark Lee captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Paul Sproule.
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), L. Baker, P. Bradbury, S. Carey, F. Dunell, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, R. Kink, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, P. Weston, D. Williams, B. Wood
Richmond
M. Lee (capt.), J. Annear, M. Eustice, P. Francis, T. Gepp, J. Jess, G. Landy, T. Larkins, J. Manton, M. McKenna, D. Palm, T. Poole, M. Rioli, M. Roach, B. Rowlings, D. Simpson, C. Stewart, D. Vernon, P. Walsh, D. Weightman
Essendon (21.11.137) defeated Richmond (18.12.120).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Bradbury (3), M. Harvey (3), L. Baker (2), A. Ezard (2), G. Hawker (2), P. Vander Haar (2), T. Watson (2), D. Williams (2), F. Dunell, R. Merrett, B. Wood
Richmond: M. Roach (7), G. Landy (4), D. Palm (2), J. Annear, J. Jess, T. Larkins, D. Simpson, D. Vernon
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 30 March 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
22,838
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 9 | 21 | . | 11 | 21 | . | 11 | (137) |
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Margin | RICH by 4 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Paul Sproule
(Richmond)
Captains:
Tim Watson
(Essendon),
Mark Lee
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Bulluss,
G. Sidebottom
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Vander Haar | ESSE | 18 | 3 |
| Tim Watson | ESSE | 32 | 2 |
| John Annear | RICH | 5 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 11 | 304 | 219 | 85 | 91 | 19 | 27 | 42 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Annear, John | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Gepp, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Larkins, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Manton, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Palm, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Rioli, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 7 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Rowlings, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | Simpson, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | Vernon, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Walsh, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 12 | 292 | 213 | 79 | 75 | 22 | 41 | 28 | |||