1989 VFL Round 16: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1989 between Richmond and Essendon during round 16 of the 1989 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at MCG.
Dale Weightman captained the hosts.
Tim Watson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Bartlett and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Richmond
D. Weightman (capt.), B. Bower, T. Free, A. Goodwin, J. Hogg, M. Knights, M. Laffy, C. Lambert, M. Lee, B. Leys, A. McKellar, R. Nixon, J. Pickering, M. Pickering, T. Poole, T. Powell, M. Roach, M. Summers, P. Wilson, B. Young
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, D. Bailey, D. Bewick, E. Considine, A. Daniher, T. Daniher, B. Duckworth, G. Foulds, D. Grenvold, P. Hamilton, M. Long, S. Madden, G. O'Donnell, B. Plain, P. Salmon, K. Sporn, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh
Richmond (9.12.66) were defeated by Essendon (14.15.99).
Goalkickers
Richmond: T. Powell (3), A. McKellar (2), D. Weightman (2), A. Goodwin, M. Roach
Essendon: D. Bewick (2), B. Duckworth (2), S. Madden (2), B. Plain (2), T. Watson (2), E. Considine, T. Daniher, K. Sporn, P. Vander Haar
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 22 July 1989
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
23,964
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Essendon | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Bartlett
(Richmond),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Dale Weightman
(Richmond),
Tim Watson
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Luckman,
C. Mitchell
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Thompson | ESSE | 26 | 3 |
| Tim Watson | ESSE | 32 | 2 |
| Bradley Plain | ESSE | 14 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bower, Brendan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Free, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 24 | Goodwin, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Hogg, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Knights, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Laffy, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Lambert, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Lee, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Leys, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | McKellar, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Nixon, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Pickering, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | Pickering, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Powell, Tim | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Roach, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Summers, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Weightman, Dale (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Wilson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 53 | Young, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | 273 | 195 | 78 | 62 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 32 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Anderson, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 37 | Considine, Ed | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Grenvold, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Plain, Bradley | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Sporn, Kieran | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | 315 | 214 | 101 | 83 | 20 | 29 | 32 | 26 | |||