2012 AFL Round 8: Essendon v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 2012 between Essendon and Richmond during round 8 of the 2012 AFL season. Essendon "hosted" Richmond at MCG. Jobe Watson captained the hosts. Chris Newman captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by James Hird and the visitors were coached by Damien Hardwick.

Essendon
Back: D. Fletcher, C. Hooker, D. Heppell
Half-back: K. Hardingham, J. Carlisle, C. Dempsey
Centre: J. Melksham, J. Watson (capt.), B. Stanton
Half-forward: S. Crameri, P. Ryder, A. Davey
Forward: L. Jetta, M. Hurley, A. Monfries
Follower: T. Bellchambers, S. Lonergan, H. Hocking
Int.: R. Dyson, B. Howlett, D. Zaharakis
Sub.: N. Lovett-Murray

Richmond
Back: S. Morris, A. Rance, C. Newman (capt.)
Half-back: B. Houli, D. Grimes, J. Batchelor
Centre: S. Grigg, D. Martin, D. Jackson
Half-forward: B. Deledio, B. Miller, N. Foley
Forward: R. Nahas, J. Riewoldt, J. King
Follower: I. Maric, T. Cotchin, S. Tuck
Int.: R. Conca, M. Dea, S. Edwards
Sub.: B. Ellis

Essendon (19.14.128) defeated Richmond (15.19.109).

Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Ryder (4), A. Monfries (3), B. Stanton (3), A. Davey (2), L. Jetta (2), J. Watson (2), S. Crameri, B. Howlett, N. Lovett-Murray
Richmond: T. Cotchin (3), S. Edwards (3), S. Grigg (2), D. Martin (2), B. Deledio, D. Jackson, B. Miller, R. Nahas, J. Riewoldt

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Richmond were then 13th on the ladder (down from 12th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2012 AFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Essendon v Richmond
Date: Saturday 19 May 2012
Time: 7:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 80,900

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Richmond
Score: 19.14.128 - 15.19.109

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 6 . 2 12 . 7 16 . 9 19 . 14 19 . 14 (128)
Richmond 4 . 2 6 . 8 11 . 16 15 . 19 15 . 19 (109)
Margin ESSE by 12 ESSE by 35 ESSE by 23 ESSE by 19 ESSE by 19
Duration 30:26 29:42 31:39 29:48 2:01:35

Honour Roll

Coaches: James Hird (Essendon), Damien Hardwick (Richmond)
Captains: Jobe Watson (Essendon), Chris Newman (Richmond)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Brett Deledio RICH 3 3
Brent Stanton ESSE 5 2
Jobe Watson ESSE 4 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Brett Deledio RICH 3 9 1 1 0 0 0
Brent Stanton ESSE 5 7 0 1 1 0 0
Stewart Crameri ESSE 12 5 ? 0 ? ? 0
Jobe Watson ESSE 4 5 ? 0 ? ? 0
Ivan Maric RICH 20 2 0 0 0 1 0
Trent Cotchin RICH 9 1 0 0 0 0 1
Angus Monfries ESSE 6 1 0 0 0 0 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
44 Bellchambers, Tom RU 81% 0 2 13 5 8 9 20 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
22 Carlisle, Jake CHB 94% 0 0 14 8 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1
12 Crameri, Stewart HFFL 85% 1 1 21 12 9 11 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5
29 Davey, Alwyn HFFR 81% 2 2 18 12 6 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2
15 Dempsey, Courtenay HBFR 85% 0 0 15 14 1 7 0 5 0 2 1 1 5 1
2 Dyson, Ricky INT 83% 0 1 23 17 6 6 0 1 2 1 0 0 6 6
31 Fletcher, Dustin BPL↓ 69% 0 0 17 15 2 4 0 1 0 3 2 0 4 1
34 Hardingham, Kyle HBFL 92% 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 5 0 3 0 0 3 0
21 Heppell, Dyson BPR 91% 0 0 19 10 9 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 2
39 Hocking, Heath RO 76% 0 0 14 4 10 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 2
26 Hooker, Cale FB 97% 0 0 9 5 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 1
40 Howlett, Ben INT 86% 1 0 22 9 13 4 0 6 1 3 0 1 4 0
18 Hurley, Michael FF 89% 0 1 18 13 5 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
7 Jetta, Leroy FPL 85% 2 1 15 8 7 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 6
14 Lonergan, Sam RR 80% 0 0 14 6 8 2 0 10 5 3 1 3 2 3
42 Lovett-Murray, Nathan SUB↑ 25% 1 1 6 5 1 1 1 3 2 3 0 1 0 0
17 Melksham, Jake WL 77% 0 0 14 8 6 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2
6 Monfries, Angus FPR 81% 3 1 12 5 7 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1
30 Ryder, Paddy CHF 89% 4 0 14 7 7 7 13 0 0 2 0 1 0 2
5 Stanton, Brent WR 86% 3 1 29 22 7 5 0 2 5 1 2 0 5 3
4 Watson, Jobe (c) C 85% 2 1 30 17 13 8 0 4 5 5 4 0 0 3
11 Zaharakis, David INT 81% 0 0 23 15 8 4 0 3 4 1 2 0 7 2
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 19 14 369 224 145 102 35 54 35 39 15 10 45 48

N. Lovett-Murray replaced D. Fletcher.

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
11 Batchelor, Jake HBFR 97% 0 1 14 11 3 9 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1
30 Conca, Reece INT 81% 0 1 14 8 6 7 0 1 1 4 0 3 1 1
9 Cotchin, Trent RR 84% 3 1 30 21 9 7 0 6 6 3 1 0 1 6
7 Dea, Matt INT 78% 0 0 9 2 7 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0
3 Deledio, Brett HFFL 92% 1 2 35 19 16 7 2 10 5 0 0 0 2 7
10 Edwards, Shane INT 82% 3 1 18 10 8 4 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 2
42 Ellis, Brandon SUB↑ 51% 0 1 10 5 5 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
41 Foley, Nathan HFFR 71% 0 1 24 9 15 6 0 2 4 2 0 0 1 6
6 Grigg, Shaun WL 81% 2 1 30 21 9 9 2 1 3 1 0 0 3 7
2 Grimes, Dylan CHB↓ 32% 0 0 8 4 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
14 Houli, Bachar HBFL 84% 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 4
23 Jackson, Daniel WR 79% 1 2 22 12 10 3 0 3 1 1 2 0 4 1
28 King, Jake FPR 91% 0 1 9 6 3 2 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 3
20 Maric, Ivan RU 94% 0 0 22 11 11 9 29 4 2 5 0 1 0 4
4 Martin, Dustin C 85% 2 3 21 13 8 2 0 2 1 5 1 1 1 4
13 Miller, Brad CHF 94% 1 1 13 9 4 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 3
38 Morris, Steven BPL 83% 0 0 8 6 2 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
26 Nahas, Robin FPL 93% 1 0 13 5 8 3 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 3
17 Newman, Chris (c) BPR 79% 0 0 8 5 3 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1
18 Rance, Alex FB 98% 0 0 14 9 5 4 0 5 0 0 1 0 3 1
8 Riewoldt, Jack FF 97% 1 0 9 4 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
21 Tuck, Shane RO 77% 0 0 26 12 14 7 0 0 4 5 1 4 1 7
Rushed 3
Total (22 players) 15 19 373 213 160 104 33 64 30 43 10 15 23 66

B. Ellis replaced D. Grimes.

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 RICH Dustin Martin goal 0.0.0 - 1.0.6 00:25
ESSE Paddy Ryder goal 1.0.6 - 1.0.6 02:00
ESSE Alwyn Davey goal 2.0.12 - 1.0.6 04:45
ESSE Paddy Ryder goal 3.0.18 - 1.0.6 06:17
RICH Shaun Grigg goal 3.0.18 - 2.0.12 09:41
RICH Rushed behind 3.0.18 - 2.1.13 11:51
ESSE Paddy Ryder goal 4.0.24 - 2.1.13 12:47
ESSE Angus Monfries behind 4.1.25 - 2.1.13 15:53
ESSE Angus Monfries goal 5.1.31 - 2.1.13 18:21
ESSE Rushed behind 5.2.32 - 2.1.13 19:21
RICH Robin Nahas goal 5.2.32 - 3.1.19 21:39
ESSE Jobe Watson goal 6.2.38 - 3.1.19 25:16
RICH Shane Edwards behind 6.2.38 - 3.2.20 26:23
RICH Jack Riewoldt goal 6.2.38 - 4.2.26 28:29
Q2 RICH Daniel Jackson behind 6.2.38 - 4.3.27 02:05
ESSE Leroy Jetta goal 7.2.44 - 4.3.27 02:43
ESSE Jobe Watson goal 8.2.50 - 4.3.27 04:54
RICH Trent Cotchin goal 8.2.50 - 5.3.33 08:12
ESSE Alwyn Davey behind 8.3.51 - 5.3.33 09:26
ESSE Leroy Jetta goal 9.3.57 - 5.3.33 10:10
ESSE Tom Bellchambers behind 9.4.58 - 5.3.33 12:29
RICH Shaun Grigg behind 9.4.58 - 5.4.34 14:11
ESSE Alwyn Davey behind 9.5.59 - 5.4.34 15:05
RICH Dustin Martin goal 9.5.59 - 6.4.40 16:46
ESSE Tom Bellchambers behind 9.6.60 - 6.4.40 20:07
ESSE Brent Stanton goal 10.6.66 - 6.4.40 21:17
ESSE Angus Monfries goal 11.6.72 - 6.4.40 23:05
RICH Dustin Martin behind 11.6.72 - 6.5.41 24:04
RICH Reece Conca behind 11.6.72 - 6.6.42 25:33
RICH Trent Cotchin behind 11.6.72 - 6.7.43 26:11
RICH Dustin Martin behind 11.6.72 - 6.8.44 26:44
ESSE Brent Stanton behind 11.7.73 - 6.8.44 28:11
ESSE Brent Stanton goal 12.7.79 - 6.8.44 28:47
Q3 ESSE Michael Hurley behind 12.8.80 - 6.8.44 01:48
ESSE Paddy Ryder goal 13.8.86 - 6.8.44 02:42
RICH Shane Edwards goal 13.8.86 - 7.8.50 05:53
RICH Brett Deledio behind 13.8.86 - 7.9.51 07:28
RICH Jake Batchelor behind 13.8.86 - 7.10.52 08:22
RICH Rushed behind 13.8.86 - 7.11.53 10:02
RICH Dustin Martin behind 13.8.86 - 7.12.54 11:50
RICH Brad Miller goal 13.8.86 - 8.12.60 12:49
ESSE Brent Stanton goal 14.8.92 - 8.12.60 14:51
RICH Brett Deledio goal 14.8.92 - 9.12.66 15:59
RICH Shaun Grigg goal 14.8.92 - 10.12.72 18:15
ESSE Leroy Jetta behind 14.9.93 - 10.12.72 19:38
ESSE Stewart Crameri goal 15.9.99 - 10.12.72 20:45
RICH Brett Deledio behind 15.9.99 - 10.13.73 23:29
RICH Nathan Foley behind 15.9.99 - 10.14.74 24:56
RICH Daniel Jackson behind 15.9.99 - 10.15.75 26:37
RICH Jake King behind 15.9.99 - 10.16.76 27:49
RICH Daniel Jackson goal 15.9.99 - 11.16.82 28:19
ESSE Ben Howlett goal 16.9.105 - 11.16.82 30:01
Q4 RICH Shane Edwards goal 16.9.105 - 12.16.88 00:31
RICH Trent Cotchin goal 16.9.105 - 13.16.94 02:09
RICH Shane Edwards goal 16.9.105 - 14.16.100 07:13
RICH Rushed behind 16.9.105 - 14.17.101 10:17
RICH Trent Cotchin goal 16.9.105 - 15.17.107 11:14
ESSE Nathan Lovett-Murray goal 17.9.111 - 15.17.107 13:44
ESSE Angus Monfries goal 18.9.117 - 15.17.107 16:50
RICH Brad Miller behind 18.9.117 - 15.18.108 18:53
ESSE Jobe Watson behind 18.10.118 - 15.18.108 20:17
RICH Brandon Ellis behind 18.10.118 - 15.19.109 21:33
ESSE Nathan Lovett-Murray behind 18.11.119 - 15.19.109 22:50
ESSE Rushed behind 18.12.120 - 15.19.109 24:23
ESSE Alwyn Davey goal 19.12.126 - 15.19.109 25:12
ESSE Stewart Crameri behind 19.13.127 - 15.19.109 27:53
ESSE Ricky Dyson behind 19.14.128 - 15.19.109 29:22