1997 AFL Round 13: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 June 1997 between Richmond and Essendon during round 13 of the 1997 AFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at MCG.
Matthew Knights captained the hosts.
Gary O'Donnell captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Richmond
M. Knights (capt.), C. Bond, D. Bourke, P. Broderick, P. Bulluss, W. Campbell, M. Chaffey, N. Daffy, B. Gale, M. Gale, D. Gaspar, B. Harrison, B. Holland, D. Kellaway, C. Naish, T. Nichols, R. Powell, A. Prescott, M. Richardson, M. Rogers, S. Turner
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), J. Blumfield, B. Caracella, C. Cockatoo-Collins, P. Cransberg, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, D. Hardwick, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, G. Moorcroft, R. Olarenshaw, M. Prior, P. Somerville, M. Symons, A. Ukovic, D. Wallis, S. Wellman
Richmond (4.10.34) were defeated by Essendon (19.13.127).
Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Bulluss, B. Harrison, M. Richardson, M. Rogers
Essendon: B. Caracella (3), P. Cransberg (3), M. Lloyd (2), S. Lucas (2), M. Mercuri (2), J. Blumfield, S. Denham, J. Misiti, G. Moorcroft, R. Olarenshaw, P. Somerville, A. Ukovic
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 15th on the ladder (down from 14th) and Essendon were then 14th on the ladder (up from 15th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 June 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
58,812
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 10 | (34) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 13 | (127) |
| Margin | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 43 | ESSE by 79 | ESSE by 93 | ESSE by 93 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Robert Walls
(Richmond),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Matthew Knights
(Richmond),
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Kennedy
(#7),
D. McCauley
(#31),
D. Rich
(#3)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Hardwick | ESSE | 39 | 3 |
| Gary Moorcroft | ESSE | 46 | 2 |
| Dustin Fletcher | ESSE | 31 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Bond, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Bourke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Broderick, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Bulluss, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Campbell, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Chaffey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Daffy, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Gale, Brendon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Gale, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Gaspar, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Harrison, Ben | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Holland, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Kellaway, Duncan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Knights, Matthew (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Naish, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Nichols, Trent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Powell, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Prescott, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Richardson, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Rogers, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 41 | Turner, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 4 | 10 | 269 | 183 | 86 | 81 | 11 | 26 | 15 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Blumfield, Justin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Caracella, Blake | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Cockatoo-Collins, Che | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Cransberg, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 | Moorcroft, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Ukovic, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 19 | 13 | 390 | 253 | 137 | 122 | 18 | 32 | 15 | 15 | |||