2023 AFL Round 10: Essendon v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 2023 between Essendon and Richmond during round 10 of the 2023 AFL season. Essendon "hosted" Richmond at MCG. Zach Merrett captained the hosts with Andrew McGrath as vice-captain. With the presence of multiple Richmond co-captains, namely Dylan Grimes and Toby Nankervis, playing for the side, it is not yet known who specifically captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Brad Scott and the visitors were coached by Damien Hardwick.

Essendon
Back: A. McGrath (vice-capt.), B. Zerk-Thatcher, D. Heppell
Half-back: M. Redman, J. Ridley, K. Langford
Centre: S. Durham, Z. Merrett (capt.), W. Snelling
Half-forward: N. Martin, J. Stringer, J. Caldwell
Forward: A. Davey, S. Weideman, A. McDonald-Tipungwuti
Follower: S. Draper, K. Baldwin, J. Menzie
Int.: N. Hind, B. Hobbs, A. Perkins, A. Phillips
Sub.: M. D'Ambrosio

Richmond
Back: N. Vlastuin, D. Grimes, N. Balta
Half-back: D. Rioli, N. Broad, L. Baker
Centre: K. McIntosh, T. Taranto, J. Ross
Half-forward: R. Mansell, D. Prestia, J. Graham
Forward: M. Pickett, D. Martin, J. Riewoldt
Follower: T. Nankervis, J. Short, S. Bolton
Int.: T. Cotchin, T. Dow, H. Ralphsmith, S. Ryan
Sub.: J. Clarke

Essendon (10.11.71) defeated Richmond (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Durham (2), J. Menzie (2), S. Weideman (2), A. Davey, K. Langford, W. Snelling, J. Stringer
Richmond: S. Bolton (2), R. Mansell (2), D. Martin (2), J. Clarke, J. Graham, S. Ryan, T. Taranto

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Richmond were then 14th on the ladder (down from 13th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2023 AFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Essendon v Richmond
Date: Saturday 20 May 2023
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 78,300

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Richmond
Score: 10.11.71 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 1 5 . 7 6 . 10 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Richmond 3 . 5 6 . 6 8 . 10 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin ESSE by 2 RICH by 5 RICH by 12 ESSE by 1 ESSE by 1
Duration 31:01 27:37 26:59 29:59 1:55:36

Honour Roll

Coaches: Brad Scott (Essendon), Damien Hardwick (Richmond)
Captains: Zach Merrett (Essendon), unknown (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Andrew McGrath (Essendon), unknown (Richmond)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Zach Merrett ESSE 7 3
Shai Bolton RICH 29 2
Jye Caldwell ESSE 6 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Zach Merrett ESSE 7 10 2 0 0 0 0
Jordan Ridley ESSE 14 7 0 1 1 0 0
Shai Bolton RICH 29 6 0 1 0 1 0
Tim Taranto RICH 14 5 0 0 1 1 0
Sam Durham ESSE 22 1 0 0 0 0 1
Mason Redman ESSE 27 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
26 Baldwin, Kaine RR 87% 0 0 14 9 5 9 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 1
6 Caldwell, Jye HFFR 78% 0 0 31 17 14 8 0 3 5 5 0 1 5 3
42 D'Ambrosio, Massimo SUB↑ 26% 0 0 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
33 Davey, Alwyn FPL 77% 1 0 8 7 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2
2 Draper, Sam RU 86% 0 1 13 9 4 5 22 0 4 3 1 1 1 2
22 Durham, Sam WL 87% 2 0 21 11 10 9 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
21 Heppell, Dyson BPR 80% 0 0 22 17 5 9 0 1 0 4 0 0 3 3
19 Hind, Nick INT 73% 0 0 22 17 5 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 2
8 Hobbs, Ben INT 73% 0 0 23 7 16 7 0 6 5 2 0 2 0 4
4 Langford, Kyle HBFR 90% 1 1 16 9 7 6 0 1 2 9 1 2 0 2
37 Martin, Nic HFFL 89% 0 0 26 15 11 11 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 4
43 McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony FPR 72% 0 1 9 4 5 3 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 1
1 McGrath, Andrew (vc) BPL 89% 0 0 29 18 11 12 0 2 0 3 0 1 7 1
47 Menzie, Jye RO 76% 2 1 8 5 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Merrett, Zach (c) C 85% 0 0 39 27 12 8 0 7 5 2 1 0 4 6
16 Perkins, Archie INT 72% 0 0 17 16 1 9 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 9
34 Phillips, Andrew INT↓ 53% 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
27 Redman, Mason HBFL 84% 0 1 27 21 6 8 0 2 0 3 2 1 5 4
14 Ridley, Jordan CHB 87% 0 0 32 21 11 14 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 1
11 Snelling, Will WR 64% 1 0 19 14 5 6 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 3
25 Stringer, Jake CHF 85% 1 0 11 7 4 1 0 6 2 4 0 0 0 4
10 Weideman, Sam FF 91% 2 3 11 8 3 7 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
30 Zerk-Thatcher, Brandon FB 96% 0 0 17 9 8 9 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 0
Rushed 3
Total (23 players) 10 11 421 271 150 154 30 53 29 57 9 10 48 56

M. D'Ambrosio replaced A. Phillips.

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
7 Baker, Liam HBFR 86% 0 0 16 12 4 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 4
21 Balta, Noah BPR 94% 0 0 18 14 4 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 1
29 Bolton, Shai RO 90% 2 0 28 15 13 3 0 7 5 2 0 0 1 7
35 Broad, Nathan CHB 97% 0 0 13 7 6 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 1
42 Clarke, Judson SUB↑ 30% 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
9 Cotchin, Trent INT 74% 0 1 18 10 8 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 5
27 Dow, Thomson INT↓ 41% 0 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 1
34 Graham, Jack HFFR 87% 1 0 17 10 7 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 2
2 Grimes, Dylan FB 79% 0 0 14 11 3 6 0 3 0 4 1 1 2 2
31 Mansell, Rhyan HFFL 77% 2 0 9 6 3 2 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0
4 Martin, Dustin FF 86% 2 1 24 14 10 3 0 4 2 3 0 0 0 4
33 McIntosh, Kamdyn WL 81% 0 0 13 12 1 8 0 1 1 4 0 1 3 2
25 Nankervis, Toby RU 72% 0 0 17 10 7 5 16 6 3 3 1 2 2 1
50 Pickett, Marlion FPL 75% 0 1 12 4 8 2 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0
3 Prestia, Dion CHF 77% 0 1 11 4 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2
13 Ralphsmith, Hugo INT 62% 0 0 13 8 5 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 3
8 Riewoldt, Jack FPR 88% 0 1 11 8 3 3 1 0 0 7 0 1 0 3
17 Rioli, Daniel HBFL 93% 0 1 26 20 6 8 0 4 0 4 1 0 5 4
5 Ross, Jack WR 78% 0 0 26 13 13 10 0 2 0 3 0 0 4 6
32 Ryan, Samson INT 76% 1 0 10 7 3 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
15 Short, Jayden RR 82% 0 0 24 15 9 7 0 5 2 3 1 2 3 3
14 Taranto, Tim C 87% 1 1 33 19 14 5 0 3 9 1 1 0 4 6
1 Vlastuin, Nick BPL 89% 0 0 22 17 5 11 0 2 0 5 0 1 5 3
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 10 10 384 243 141 100 22 52 29 62 10 9 46 60

J. Clarke replaced T. Dow.

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

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: Brad Scott
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
1 N. Vlastuin 2 D. Grimes 21 N. Balta 2 S. Draper 19 N. Hind
43 A. McDonald-Tipungwuti 10 S. Weideman 33 A. Davey 26 K. Baldwin 8 B. Hobbs
FORWARD 47 J. Menzie 16 A. Perkins
HALF-BACK

34 A. Phillips
17 D. Rioli 35 N. Broad 7 L. Baker

42 M. D'Ambrosio
6 J. Caldwell 25 J. Stringer 37 N. Martin



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



33 K. McIntosh 14 T. Taranto 5 J. Ross



11 W. Snelling 7 Z. Merrett (c) 22 S. Durham FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 25 T. Nankervis 9 T. Cotchin
HALF-FORWARD 15 J. Short 27 T. Dow
31 R. Mansell 3 D. Prestia 34 J. Graham 29 S. Bolton 13 H. Ralphsmith
4 K. Langford 14 J. Ridley 27 M. Redman

32 S. Ryan
HALF-BACK

42 J. Clarke
FORWARD



50 M. Pickett 4 D. Martin 8 J. Riewoldt



21 D. Heppell 30 B. Zerk-Thatcher 1 A. McGrath (vc)



BACK



Richmond Coach: Damien Hardwick

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 RICH Rhyan Mansell goal 0.0.0 - 1.0.6 02:54
RICH Marlion Pickett behind 0.0.0 - 1.1.7 06:49
RICH Rushed behind 0.0.0 - 1.2.8 09:06
RICH Trent Cotchin behind 0.0.0 - 1.3.9 10:22
ESSE Sam Weideman goal 1.0.6 - 1.3.9 13:45
ESSE Sam Weideman goal 2.0.12 - 1.3.9 15:51
ESSE Mason Redman behind 2.1.13 - 1.3.9 17:23
ESSE Alwyn Davey goal 3.1.19 - 1.3.9 20:32
RICH Daniel Rioli behind 3.1.19 - 1.4.10 22:32
RICH Samson Ryan goal 3.1.19 - 2.4.16 23:37
RICH Dion Prestia behind 3.1.19 - 2.5.17 26:12
RICH Rhyan Mansell goal 3.1.19 - 3.5.23 27:56
ESSE Will Snelling goal 4.1.25 - 3.5.23 29:27
Q2 RICH Tim Taranto goal 4.1.25 - 4.5.29 03:51
ESSE Kyle Langford behind 4.2.26 - 4.5.29 06:26
ESSE Rushed behind 4.3.27 - 4.5.29 07:19
ESSE Sam Weideman behind 4.4.28 - 4.5.29 08:23
ESSE Sam Weideman behind 4.5.29 - 4.5.29 10:45
RICH Jack Riewoldt behind 4.5.29 - 4.6.30 15:30
ESSE Sam Draper behind 4.6.30 - 4.6.30 17:36
RICH Dustin Martin goal 4.6.30 - 5.6.36 19:50
ESSE Sam Weideman behind 4.7.31 - 5.6.36 21:25
ESSE Jye Menzie goal 5.7.37 - 5.6.36 22:30
RICH Jack Graham goal 5.7.37 - 6.6.42 24:12
Q3 ESSE Jye Menzie behind 5.8.38 - 6.6.42 03:09
RICH Rushed behind 5.8.38 - 6.7.43 06:01
RICH Thomson Dow behind 5.8.38 - 6.8.44 10:09
ESSE Kyle Langford goal 6.8.44 - 6.8.44 11:24
RICH Shai Bolton goal 6.8.44 - 7.8.50 13:41
ESSE Rushed behind 6.9.45 - 7.8.50 15:54
RICH Tim Taranto behind 6.9.45 - 7.9.51 16:48
RICH Shai Bolton goal 6.9.45 - 8.9.57 19:01
ESSE Rushed behind 6.10.46 - 8.9.57 21:03
RICH Dustin Martin behind 6.10.46 - 8.10.58 26:55
Q4 RICH Dustin Martin goal 6.10.46 - 9.10.64 01:33
ESSE Sam Durham goal 7.10.52 - 9.10.64 08:15
ESSE Jake Stringer goal 8.10.58 - 9.10.64 09:25
RICH Judson Clarke goal 8.10.58 - 10.10.70 17:41
ESSE Jye Menzie goal 9.10.64 - 10.10.70 21:53
ESSE Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti behind 9.11.65 - 10.10.70 23:05
ESSE Sam Durham goal 10.11.71 - 10.10.70 28:05