1987 VFL Round 16: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1987 between Essendon and Richmond during round 16 of the 1987 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Terry Daniher captained the hosts.
Dale Weightman captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Tony Jewell.
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), D. Bailey, N. Clarke, E. Considine, B. Duckworth, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, P. Francis, P. Hamilton, G. Hawker, S. Heard, D. Johnston, G. Keane, S. Madden, R. Merrett, P. Salmon, M. Thompson, K. Walsh, B. Winton
Richmond
D. Weightman (capt.), B. Bower, D. Bower, C. Burton, S. Clark, P. Czerkaski, P. Egan, M. Eustice, J. Hogg, S. James, J. Jess, J. Manton, A. McKellar, M. Mitchell, D. Palm, T. Poole, M. Rioli, M. Roach, M. Thomson, P. Wilson
Essendon (21.11.137) defeated Richmond (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Salmon (9), T. Elshaug (4), A. Ezard (3), B. Duckworth (2), P. Francis, G. Keane, M. Thompson
Richmond: C. Burton (2), J. Hogg (2), D. Weightman (2), P. Egan, S. James, J. Jess, J. Manton, M. Rioli, M. Thomson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Richmond remained 14th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 11 July 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
13,593
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 7 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 5 | 18 | . | 8 | 21 | . | 11 | 21 | . | 11 | (137) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | ESSE by 43 | ESSE by 53 | ESSE by 70 | ESSE by 54 | ESSE by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Tony Jewell
(Richmond)
Captains:
Terry Daniher
(Essendon),
Dale Weightman
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. McDonald,
P. Saville
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Thompson | ESSE | 26 | 3 |
| Neil Clarke | ESSE | 8 | 2 |
| Paul Salmon | ESSE | 3 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | Considine, Ed | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Johnston, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Keane, Gavin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 9 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Winton, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 11 | 284 | 191 | 93 | 60 | 19 | 18 | 34 | 32 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bower, Brendan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Bower, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Clark, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Czerkaski, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Hogg, Jeff | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | James, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jess, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Manton, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | McKellar, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Mitchell, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Palm, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 27 | Rioli, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Thomson, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Wilson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | 262 | 173 | 89 | 60 | 4 | 25 | 32 | 34 | |||