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Richmond vs Essendon Match Centre

Friday 26-Jul-2002
Final Round 17
Richmond logo
Richmond Coach: Danny Frawley
53 7.11
54 7.12
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
Essendon logo
M.C.G. Essendon by 1 ESS by 1
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
Scott LucasQ1 - 2:17 - Goal - 0-6 Matthew RichardsonQ1 - 4:07 - Goal - 6-6 Paul SalmonQ1 - 5:41 - Goal - 6-12 Mark McVeighQ1 - 9:12 - Behind - 6-13 Darren GasparQ1 - 10:23 - Behind - 7-13 Mark McVeighQ1 - 15:22 - Behind - 7-14 Scott LucasQ1 - 17:20 - Goal - 7-20 Matthew LloydQ1 - 20:48 - Goal - 7-26 Brad OttensQ1 - 24:33 - Behind - 8-26 David HilleQ2 - 1:44 - Goal - 8-32 Matthew LloydQ2 - 3:44 - Behind - 8-33 James HirdQ2 - 7:30 - Behind - 8-34 Mark McVeighQ2 - 8:33 - Behind - 8-35 Mark CoughlanQ2 - 12:43 - Goal - 14-35 Leon CameronQ2 - 16:46 - Behind - 15-35 Matthew LloydQ2 - 18:33 - Behind - 15-36 Paul BarnardQ2 - 20:12 - Behind - 15-37
RushedQ2 - 25:28 - Behind - 15-38
Ray HallQ3 - 0:56 - Goal - 21-38 Greg StaffordQ3 - 3:07 - Goal - 27-38 Matthew RichardsonQ3 - 10:06 - Behind - 28-38 Matthew RogersQ3 - 11:09 - Behind - 29-38
RushedQ3 - 14:32 - Behind - 29-39
David RodanQ3 - 17:19 - Behind - 30-39 Matthew RichardsonQ3 - 20:11 - Goal - 36-39 Greg StaffordQ3 - 26:56 - Goal - 42-39 Jason JohnsonQ4 - 0:23 - Behind - 42-40 Jason JohnsonQ4 - 1:07 - Behind - 42-41 Greg StaffordQ4 - 2:32 - Behind - 43-41 Matthew LloydQ4 - 3:52 - Goal - 43-47 Ray HallQ4 - 6:16 - Behind - 44-47 Dean RioliQ4 - 8:04 - Behind - 44-48
RushedQ4 - 9:16 - Behind - 45-48
RushedQ4 - 11:00 - Behind - 46-48
Matthew RichardsonQ4 - 19:55 - Behind - 47-48 Paul SalmonQ4 - 22:47 - Goal - 47-54 Greg StaffordQ4 - 24:12 - Goal - 53-54

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Greg StaffordGoal
    4Q 24:1253-54
  • Paul SalmonGoal
    4Q 22:4747-54
  • Matthew RichardsonBehind
    4Q 19:5547-48
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 11:0046-48
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 9:1645-48
  • Dean RioliBehind
    4Q 8:0444-48
  • Ray HallBehind
    4Q 6:1644-47
  • Matthew LloydGoal
    4Q 3:5243-47
  • Greg StaffordBehind
    4Q 2:3243-41
  • Jason JohnsonBehind
    4Q 1:0742-41
  • Jason JohnsonBehind
    4Q 0:2342-40
  • Greg StaffordGoal
    3Q 26:5642-39
  • Matthew RichardsonGoal
    3Q 20:1136-39
  • David RodanBehind
    3Q 17:1930-39
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 14:3229-39
  • Matthew RogersBehind
    3Q 11:0929-38
  • Matthew RichardsonBehind
    3Q 10:0628-38
  • Greg StaffordGoal
    3Q 3:0727-38
  • Ray HallGoal
    3Q 0:5621-38
  • RushedBehind
    2Q 25:2815-38
  • Paul BarnardBehind
    2Q 20:1215-37
  • Matthew LloydBehind
    2Q 18:3315-36
  • Leon CameronBehind
    2Q 16:4615-35
  • Mark CoughlanGoal
    2Q 12:4314-35
  • Mark McVeighBehind
    2Q 8:338-35
  • James HirdBehind
    2Q 7:308-34
  • Matthew LloydBehind
    2Q 3:448-33
  • David HilleGoal
    2Q 1:448-32
  • Brad OttensBehind
    1Q 24:338-26
  • Matthew LloydGoal
    1Q 20:487-26
  • Scott LucasGoal
    1Q 17:207-20
  • Mark McVeighBehind
    1Q 15:227-14
  • Darren GasparBehind
    1Q 10:237-13
  • Mark McVeighBehind
    1Q 9:126-13
  • Paul SalmonGoal
    1Q 5:416-12
  • Matthew RichardsonGoal
    1Q 4:076-6
  • Scott LucasGoal
    1Q 2:170-6

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
RIC1.21.14.31.553
ESS4.21.60.12.354

Match Leaders

Goals
3
Greg StaffordRIC
Behinds
3
Mark McVeighESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
8
Justin BlumfieldESS

Team Stats

RICESS

Scoring / Attack

7Goals7
9Behinds10
55Inside 50s50
12Marks Inside 5012
2Behinds Rushed6

Possession

343Disposals350
220Kicks202
123Handballs148
122Contested Possessions125
226Uncontested Possessions225

Clearance / Contest

28Clearances27
46Tackles38
29Hitouts16
16Contested Marks17

Other

121Marks97
9Frees For13
13Frees Against9
41Rebound 50s45
42Clangers30
46One Percenters52
19Bounces24

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
ESS 27 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
RIC 14 pts
Lead Changes
2
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Essendon beat Richmond by 1 point, 54–53.

Essendon came from 3 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Richmond 15–11 in the final term to take the win.

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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