1985 VFL Round 12: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1985 between Richmond and Essendon during round 12 of the 1985 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at MCG.
Maurice Rioli captained the hosts.
Terry Daniher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paul Sproule and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Richmond
M. Rioli (capt.), J. Annear, T. Barling, P. Czerkaski, P. Egan, M. Eustice, D. Foley, R. Geary, T. Gepp, J. Jess, G. Landy, M. McKenna, D. Palm, T. Poole, M. Roach, C. Stewart, G. Strachan, D. Vernon, P. Walsh, D. Weightman
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), L. Baker, S. Carey, N. Clarke, N. Daniher, F. Dunell, T. Elshaug, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, S. Heard, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, M. Thompson, M. Thomson, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, C. Waterson, T. Watson, P. Weston, B. Wood
Richmond (10.9.69) were defeated by Essendon (23.12.150).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Palm (5), J. Annear, D. Foley, R. Geary, G. Landy, M. McKenna
Essendon: P. Vander Haar (5), T. Daniher (4), T. Elshaug (3), M. Harvey (2), M. Neagle (2), M. Thomson (2), K. Walsh (2), S. Carey, F. Dunell, R. Merrett
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 15 June 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
36,851
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Essendon | 8 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 6 | 19 | . | 9 | 23 | . | 12 | 23 | . | 12 | (150) |
| Margin | ESSE by 44 | ESSE by 63 | ESSE by 81 | ESSE by 81 | ESSE by 81 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paul Sproule
(Richmond),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Maurice Rioli
(Richmond),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
P. Waight
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garry Foulds | ESSE | 10 | 3 |
| Bryan Wood | ESSE | 2 | 2 |
| David Palm | RICH | 6 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Annear, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Barling, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Czerkaski, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Foley, Dan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 51 | Geary, Richard | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Gepp, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Landy, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Palm, David | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Rioli, Maurice (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Strachan, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 42 | Vernon, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Walsh, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | 264 | 171 | 93 | 45 | 19 | 31 | 27 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Thomson, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Waterson, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 12 | 313 | 203 | 110 | 71 | 21 | 27 | 31 | |||