1987 VFL Round 3: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 11 April 1987 between Richmond and Essendon during round 3 of the 1987 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at MCG.
Mark Lee captained the hosts.
Terry Daniher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tony Jewell and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Richmond
M. Lee (capt.), C. Burton, S. Clark, P. Czerkaski, P. Egan, M. Eustice, J. Hogg, M. Laffy, M. Mitchell, D. Notting, D. Palm, N. Peart, M. Pickering, T. Poole, D. Ryan, C. Smith, M. Thomson, T. Wallace, D. Weightman, P. Wilson
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), D. Bailey, L. Baker, S. Clark, N. Clarke, E. Considine, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, D. Flood, G. Foulds, P. Francis, G. Hawker, S. Heard, G. Keane, R. Merrett, P. Salmon, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, D. Williams, B. Winton
Richmond (19.16.130) defeated Essendon (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Richmond: N. Peart (3), T. Wallace (3), P. Egan (2), M. Eustice (2), M. Lee (2), D. Weightman (2), P. Wilson (2), P. Czerkaski, M. Mitchell, D. Palm
Essendon: T. Daniher (3), A. Ezard (3), L. Baker (2), D. Flood (2), N. Clarke, D. Williams
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 11 April 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
27,528
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 16 | 19 | . | 16 | (130) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | RICH by 21 | RICH by 17 | RICH by 21 | RICH by 46 | RICH by 46 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tony Jewell
(Richmond),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Mark Lee
(Richmond),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Howe,
M. Sneddon
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Wallace | RICH | 16 | 3 |
| Chris Burton | RICH | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Wilson | RICH | 5 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Clark, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Czerkaski, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Hogg, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Laffy, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Mitchell, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 58 | Notting, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Palm, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Peart, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Ryan, Des | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Smith, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Thomson, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Wallace, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Wilson, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 16 | 312 | 193 | 119 | 63 | 12 | 34 | 35 | 32 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Considine, Ed | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Flood, David | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | Keane, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Winton, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | 286 | 209 | 77 | 75 | 23 | 48 | 32 | 35 | |||