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Essendon vs Richmond Match Centre

Saturday 29-May-1971
Final Round 9
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: John Birt
89 13.11
113 17.11
Richmond Coach: Tom Hafey
Richmond logo
Waverley Park Richmond by 24 RIC by 24
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The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

32 Barry Davis — · Position unavailable 28 Peter Daniel — · Position unavailable 15 Don Gross — · Position unavailable 26 Paul Sproule — · Position unavailable 24 Don McKenzie — · Position unavailable 21 Ken Fletcher — · Position unavailable 38 Eddie Lake — · Position unavailable 11 Geoff Blethyn — · Position unavailable 35 Ray Smith — · Position unavailable 17 Darryl Gerlach — · Position unavailable 41 Bruce Dodson — · Position unavailable 22 John Williams — · Position unavailable 12 Graeme Schultz — · Position unavailable 27 Sandy Talbot — · Position unavailable 14 Wayne Headlam — · Position unavailable 25 Ian Anderson — · Position unavailable 40 Hugh Delahunty — · Position unavailable 20 Rod McFarlane — · Position unavailable 8 Bruce Neish — · Position unavailable 3 Ian Payne — · Position unavailable
Away team

Richmond

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

2 Ian Stewart — · Position unavailable 4 Royce Hart — · Position unavailable 29 Kevin Bartlett — · Position unavailable 24 Graeme Bond — · Position unavailable 3 Roger Dean — · Position unavailable 18 Greg Hollick — · Position unavailable 23 Don Davenport — · Position unavailable 8 Dick Clay — · Position unavailable 28 Geoff Strang — · Position unavailable 21 Neil Balme — · Position unavailable 15 Brian Roberts — · Position unavailable 19 Ray Boyanich — · Position unavailable 41 Peter Cloke — · Position unavailable 35 Bruce Tschirpig — · Position unavailable 10 Kevin Sheedy — · Position unavailable 5 Rex Hunt — · Position unavailable 17 Barry Richardson — · Position unavailable 7 Eric Moore — · Position unavailable 27 Graham Burgin — · Position unavailable 1 Daryl Cumming — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS1.23.43.36.289
RIC8.21.14.34.5113

Match Leaders

Goals
5
2 tied leaders
Geoff BlethynESS
Behinds
3
2 tied leaders
Royce HartRIC
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Tackles
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Team Stats

ESSRIC

Scoring / Attack

13Goals17
8Behinds11
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

277Disposals270
232Kicks225
45Handballs45

Clearance / Contest

22Hitouts23

Other

62Marks73

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Richmond beat Essendon by 24 points, 113–89.

Richmond took a 33-point lead into the last quarter. Essendon cut that back to 24 by the final siren, scoring 38 points to 29 in the final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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