1989 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1989 between Essendon and Richmond during round 8 of the 1989 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.), T. Antrobus, D. Bailey, E. Considine, A. Daniher, C. Daniher, T. Daniher, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, D. Johnston, M. Long, S. Madden, G. O'Donnell, B. Plain, P. Salmon, K. Sporn, A. Underwood, K. Walsh, M. Werner, D. Williams
Richmond
D. Weightman (capt.), B. Bower, P. Egan, T. Free, S. Griffiths, J. Hogg, M. Knights, M. Laffy, C. Lambert, M. Lee, B. Leys, R. Lounder, J. Manton, A. McKellar, P. Morrish, W. Peters, J. Pickering, T. Poole, M. Thomson, P. Wilson
Essendon (21.19.145) defeated Richmond (12.15.87).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Sporn (4), A. Ezard (3), S. Madden (3), M. Werner (2), T. Antrobus, D. Bailey, C. Daniher, T. Daniher, M. Long, B. Plain, P. Salmon, K. Walsh, T. Watson
Richmond: T. Poole (3), M. Knights (2), J. Pickering (2), D. Weightman (2), J. Hogg, C. Lambert, M. Thomson
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1989
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,030
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 16 | 21 | . | 19 | 21 | . | 19 | (145) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Margin | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 47 | ESSE by 58 | ESSE by 58 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond)
Captains:
Tim Watson
(Essendon),
Dale Weightman
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Carey,
S. McDonald
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Daniher | ESSE | 6 | 3 |
| Tony Antrobus | ESSE | 2 | 2 |
| Allan McKellar | RICH | 12 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Antrobus, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Considine, Ed | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Johnston, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 44 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Plain, Bradley | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Sporn, Kieran | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Underwood, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 24 | Werner, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 19 | 307 | 210 | 97 | 71 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 32 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bower, Brendan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Egan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Free, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 52 | Griffiths, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Hogg, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Knights, Matthew | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Laffy, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Lambert, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | Leys, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Lounder, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Manton, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | McKellar, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Morrish, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Peters, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Pickering, Justin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Thomson, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Wilson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | 249 | 174 | 75 | 47 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 27 | |||