1988 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1988 between Essendon and Richmond during round 8 of the 1988 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Tim Watson captained the hosts.
Dale Weightman captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Kevin Bartlett.
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, D. Bailey, L. Baker, D. Bewick, S. Clark, E. Considine, A. Daniher, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, P. Hamilton, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, G. Keane, S. Madden, G. O'Donnell, P. Salmon, K. Walsh, D. Williams
Richmond
D. Weightman (capt.), C. Burton, S. Clark, M. Eustice, T. Free, A. Goodwin, G. Hamilton, J. Hogg, S. James, C. Lambert, M. Lee, B. Leys, M. Mitchell, T. Nichols, J. Pickering, M. Pickering, T. Poole, C. Pym, M. Thomson, P. Wilson
Essendon (20.17.137) defeated Richmond (13.11.89).
Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Williams (4), A. Ezard (3), S. Madden (3), D. Bewick (2), B. Duckworth (2), G. Keane (2), D. Bailey, P. Hamilton, G. Hawker, P. Salmon
Richmond: D. Weightman (5), J. Hogg (2), M. Pickering (2), T. Free, G. Hamilton, T. Nichols, M. Thomson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Richmond remained 14th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1988
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
14,568
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 14 | 20 | . | 17 | 20 | . | 17 | (137) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 58 | ESSE by 48 | ESSE by 48 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond)
Captains:
Tim Watson
(Essendon),
Dale Weightman
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Saville,
B. Sheehan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Madden | ESSE | 27 | 3 |
| Darren Bewick | ESSE | 8 | 2 |
| Greg Anderson | ESSE | 11 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Anderson, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Considine, Ed | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Keane, Gavin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 17 | 303 | 234 | 69 | 94 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 34 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Clark, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Free, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 24 | Goodwin, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 47 | Hamilton, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Hogg, Jeff | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | James, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | Lambert, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 54 | Leys, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Mitchell, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Nichols, Trent | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 52 | Pickering, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 51 | Pym, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Thomson, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Wilson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | 235 | 172 | 63 | 50 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 26 | |||