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Essendon vs Richmond Match Centre

Saturday 6-May-1978
Final Round 6
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: Barry Davis
150 22.18
129 19.15
Richmond Coach: Barry Richardson
Richmond logo
Windy Hill Essendon by 21 ESS by 21
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
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

5 Terry Daniher — · Position unavailable 9 Shane Heard — · Position unavailable 37 Ian Marsh — · Position unavailable 24 Stephen Robins — · Position unavailable 15 Wayne Primmer — · Position unavailable 31 Max Crow — · Position unavailable 29 Allan Davis — · Position unavailable 10 Garry Foulds — · Position unavailable 7 Geoff Burdett — · Position unavailable 27 Simon Madden — · Position unavailable 18 Paul Vander Haar — · Position unavailable 34 Merv Neagle — · Position unavailable 21 Ken Fletcher — · Position unavailable 8 Jack Mihocek — · Position unavailable 14 Bernie Jones — · Position unavailable 32 Tim Watson — · Position unavailable 42 Russell Muir — · Position unavailable 38 Peter Bennett — · Position unavailable 43 Paul McDonald — · Position unavailable 13 Ken Mansfield — · Position unavailable
Away team

Richmond

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

29 Kevin Bartlett — · Position unavailable 4 Geoff Raines — · Position unavailable 21 Neil Balme — · Position unavailable 17 Allan Edwards — · Position unavailable 7 Mick Malthouse — · Position unavailable 33 David Cloke — · Position unavailable 11 Bruce Monteath — · Position unavailable 14 Bruce Tempany — · Position unavailable 18 Merv Keane — · Position unavailable 1 John Einsiedel — · Position unavailable 35 Peter Laughlin — · Position unavailable 16 Bryan Wood — · Position unavailable 3 Paul Feltham — · Position unavailable 10 Kevin Sheedy — · Position unavailable 30 Francis Bourke — · Position unavailable 28 Barry Grinter — · Position unavailable 20 Jim Jess — · Position unavailable 44 Daryl Freame — · Position unavailable 8 Michael Roach — · Position unavailable 19 Greg Strachan — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS6.25.42.69.6150
RIC8.44.36.41.4129

Match Leaders

Goals
7
Wayne PrimmerESS
Behinds
3
Wayne PrimmerESS
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Tackles
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Team Stats

ESSRIC

Scoring / Attack

22Goals19
14Behinds14
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

323Disposals260
239Kicks190
84Handballs70

Clearance / Contest

29Hitouts26

Other

90Marks44

Match Summary

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How the match finished

Essendon beat Richmond by 21 points, 150–129.

Essendon came from 29 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Richmond 60–10 in the final term to take the win.

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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