Head to Head Between Richmond and Essendon

Summary

Since 1980	All Games	Last 5 Games	Highest Score	Lowest Score	Biggest Win
Richmond	34	3	172	34	74
Essendon	42	2	167	42	101

Games

Season	Rnd	Home Team							Away Team						Ground	Date
2024	R11	Richmond	3.3	6.7	9.10	10.14	74	lost to	Essendon	3.3	7.7	10.12	12.14	86	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 25 (Sat 7:40pm)
2023	R10	Essendon	4.1	5.7	6.10	10.11	71	dftd	Richmond	3.5	6.6	8.10	10.10	70	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 20 (Sat 7:40pm)
2022	R23	Essendon	3.2	7.6	9.8	11.9	75	lost to	Richmond	6.3	10.7	16.10	21.15	141	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 20 (Sat 7:25pm)
2022	R10	Richmond	2.3	7.5	9.12	11.14	80	dftd	Essendon	1.2	3.3	6.3	7.6	48	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 21 (Sat 7:30pm)
2021	R12	Essendon	1.2	5.4	8.10	12.12	84	lost to	Richmond	4.3	8.7	12.8	19.9	123	Optus Stadium	Jun 5 (Sat 7:40pm)
2020	R13	Essendon	1.1	3.1	6.1	10.1	61	lost to	Richmond	1.5	3.8	7.10	10.13	73	TIO Stadium	Aug 22 (Sat 7:40pm)
2019	R10	Richmond	1.2	4.7	8.11	10.13	73	dftd	Essendon	0.3	1.7	2.10	6.14	50	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 25 (Sat 7:25pm)
2018	R22	Richmond	4.0	5.6	10.8	12.9	81	dftd	Essendon	2.3	4.4	7.5	11.7	73	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 17 (Fri 7:50pm)
2018	R11	Essendon	1.3	4.5	5.6	6.7	43	lost to	Richmond	5.4	9.6	15.10	17.12	114	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 2 (Sat 7:25pm)
2017	R10	Richmond	4.4	6.9	9.12	11.15	81	dftd	Essendon	6.0	8.1	10.3	10.6	66	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 27 (Sat 7:25pm)
2016	R17	Richmond	3.3	7.3	11.5	16.6	102	dftd	Essendon	3.3	5.7	8.11	11.17	83	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 16 (Sat 1:40pm)
2016	R10	Essendon	3.1	6.2	8.3	10.7	67	lost to	Richmond	6.3	8.6	14.8	16.9	105	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 28 (Sat 7:25pm)
2015	R22	Essendon	2.0	5.0	6.2	7.5	47	lost to	Richmond	1.4	4.10	7.12	10.14	74	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 29 (Sat 7:20pm)
2015	R9	Richmond	3.2	5.6	7.10	10.12	72	dftd	Essendon	1.4	3.7	6.8	8.11	59	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 30 (Sat 7:20pm)
2014	R20	Richmond	1.2	7.4	9.8	14.11	95	dftd	Essendon	3.2	6.4	8.7	11.11	77	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 8 (Fri 7:50pm)
2014	R11	Essendon	4.4	9.8	11.11	15.14	104	dftd	Richmond	0.1	3.5	3.8	7.12	54	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 31 (Sat 7:45pm)
2013	R23	Essendon	2.4	3.6	5.8	9.11	65	lost to	Richmond	4.1	5.7	11.9	15.14	104	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 31 (Sat 7:40pm)
2013	R9	Richmond	2.2	4.5	6.5	9.8	62	lost to	Essendon	2.3	7.7	11.9	13.13	91	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 25 (Sat 7:45pm)
2012	R22	Richmond	5.5	8.11	12.16	13.24	102	dftd	Essendon	3.2	4.6	7.9	8.9	57	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 24 (Fri 7:50pm)
2012	R8	Essendon	6.2	12.7	16.9	19.14	128	dftd	Richmond	4.2	6.8	11.16	15.19	109	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 19 (Sat 7:45pm)
2011	R16	Essendon	3.5	5.9	8.12	15.15	105	dftd	Richmond	5.1	7.6	9.9	9.12	66	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 9 (Sat 7:10pm)
2011	R9	Richmond	2.3	6.5	13.8	16.9	105	dftd	Essendon	2.2	6.6	9.10	13.11	89	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 21 (Sat 7:40pm)
2010	R9	Essendon	7.1	10.6	14.13	19.16	130	dftd	Richmond	2.4	5.7	8.8	14.11	95	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 22 (Sat 7:30pm)
2009	R17	Essendon	2.5	5.6	10.9	14.12	96	lost to	Richmond	3.2	8.4	12.9	15.11	101	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 26 (Sun 2:10pm)
2009	R9	Richmond	5.5	9.8	10.12	12.13	85	lost to	Essendon	3.1	7.4	13.6	19.11	125	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 23 (Sat 7:40pm)
2008	R16	Richmond	5.2	11.5	12.9	16.12	108	dftd	Essendon	3.2	7.5	13.7	15.14	104	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 19 (Sat 2:10pm)
2008	R9	Essendon	0.5	2.6	8.8	10.12	72	lost to	Richmond	5.3	10.8	12.10	16.14	110	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 24 (Sat 7:10pm)
2007	R21	Essendon	5.3	7.5	9.11	13.14	92	lost to	Richmond	3.3	7.9	10.15	17.17	119	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 26 (Sun 5:10pm)
2007	R9	Richmond	2.3	6.6	10.9	12.12	84	lost to	Essendon	3.4	5.9	7.14	12.20	92	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 26 (Sat 7:10pm)
2006	R21	Richmond	5.2	10.3	14.8	20.9	129	dftd	Essendon	3.5	9.8	12.11	16.17	113	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 26 (Sat 7:10pm)
2006	R6	Essendon	5.2	5.10	8.13	13.17	95	lost to	Richmond	4.3	5.12	9.15	13.19	97	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 6 (Sat 7:10pm)
2005	R15	Richmond	4.2	8.3	13.6	14.8	92	dftd	Essendon	1.1	4.5	7.7	9.12	66	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 9 (Sat 2:10pm)
2004	R15	Richmond	4.2	7.6	8.8	11.11	77	lost to	Essendon	2.1	7.2	14.9	24.11	155	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 10 (Sat 2:10pm)
2003	R20	Essendon	4.2	9.8	12.12	13.14	92	dftd	Richmond	2.5	5.5	5.8	7.11	53	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 17 (Sun 2:10pm)
2003	R7	Richmond	4.2	6.8	10.13	11.18	84	dftd	Essendon	0.2	3.6	4.8	5.12	42	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 10 (Sat 2:10pm)
2002	R17	Richmond	1.2	2.3	6.6	7.11	53	lost to	Essendon	4.2	5.8	5.9	7.12	54	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 26 (Fri 7:45pm)
2002	R2	Essendon	7.2	13.7	14.12	16.16	112	dftd	Richmond	0.3	2.6	5.9	8.12	60	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 5 (Fri 7:45pm)
2001	QF	Essendon	4.5	8.5	12.8	17.11	113	dftd	Richmond	1.4	2.7	4.10	5.13	43	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Sep 7 (Fri 7:40pm)
2001	R22	Essendon	3.2	7.6	9.7	12.11	83	lost to	Richmond	5.2	8.3	13.5	17.5	107	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 31 (Fri)
2001	R7	Richmond	0.3	4.4	7.7	10.14	74	lost to	Essendon	4.10	8.15	12.21	16.24	120	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 12 (Sat)
2000	R17	Richmond	2.2	5.3	9.3	10.6	66	lost to	Essendon	3.6	12.11	18.15	24.23	167	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 1 (Sat)
2000	R2	Essendon	5.4	10.7	15.7	20.10	130	dftd	Richmond	1.5	4.10	9.12	12.15	87	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Mar 16 (Thu)
1999	R21	Essendon	4.3	13.8	16.11	22.15	147	dftd	Richmond	3.3	6.3	11.5	13.11	89	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Aug 20 (Fri)
1999	R6	Richmond	2.2	6.4	10.10	11.12	78	lost to	Essendon	2.1	9.3	9.9	17.11	113	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 1 (Sat)
1998	R16	Essendon	6.3	7.5	10.6	14.10	94	dftd	Richmond	2.3	6.11	10.13	10.15	75	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 19 (Sun)
1998	R1	Richmond	4.6	5.11	8.15	14.19	103	dftd	Essendon	3.1	9.3	10.7	13.11	89	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Mar 29 (Sun)
1997	R13	Richmond	0.0	1.1	2.5	4.10	34	lost to	Essendon	3.5	7.8	14.12	19.13	127	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 28 (Sat)
1996	R16	Essendon	3.7	3.11	11.13	15.18	108	dftd	Richmond	5.3	8.7	9.8	13.10	88	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 20 (Sat)
1996	R1	Richmond	4.4	7.7	12.10	15.14	104	lost to	Essendon	7.1	13.4	15.7	19.8	122	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Mar 30 (Sat)
1995	SF	Richmond	3.2	4.4	9.7	12.14	86	dftd	Essendon	3.3	9.4	9.6	11.7	73	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Sep 16 (Sat)
1995	R15	Richmond	4.2	8.5	13.6	15.11	101	drew	Essendon	5.1	10.5	13.8	15.11	101	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 14 (Fri)
1994	R11	Essendon	6.3	12.6	15.9	24.10	154	dftd	Richmond	4.1	9.4	13.5	17.6	108	Optus Oval	Jun 4 (Sat)
1993	R13	Essendon	4.2	6.4	13.13	21.15	141	dftd	Richmond	1.5	5.10	7.13	8.15	63	Princes Park	Jun 26 (Sat)
1992	R12	Essendon	2.3	9.8	14.15	19.16	130	dftd	Richmond	2.3	5.5	7.7	11.13	79	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 6 (Sat)
1991	R17	Essendon	3.2	4.4	6.6	6.7	43	lost to	Richmond	0.5	5.11	7.15	7.18	60	Windy Hill	Jul 13 (Sat)
1991	R2	Richmond	6.2	9.4	15.6	17.7	109	lost to	Essendon	1.5	6.7	10.13	16.17	113	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 1 (Mon)
1990	R17	Essendon	6.5	11.7	17.10	18.17	125	dftd	Richmond	1.3	3.5	4.8	6.10	46	Waverley Park	Jul 28 (Sat)
1990	R4	Richmond	3.5	3.7	5.9	6.13	49	lost to	Essendon	5.3	9.9	14.16	18.19	127	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 21 (Sat)
1989	R16	Richmond	6.1	7.5	8.10	9.12	66	lost to	Essendon	7.4	9.8	12.12	14.15	99	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jul 22 (Sat)
1989	R8	Essendon	3.9	5.12	14.16	21.19	145	dftd	Richmond	0.2	2.6	7.11	12.15	87	Windy Hill	May 20 (Sat)
1988	R8	Essendon	4.2	11.7	17.14	20.17	137	dftd	Richmond	3.4	7.7	8.10	13.11	89	Windy Hill	May 21 (Sat)
1987	R16	Essendon	7.4	13.5	18.8	21.11	137	dftd	Richmond	0.3	4.6	6.10	12.11	83	Windy Hill	Jul 11 (Sat)
1987	R3	Richmond	6.2	10.5	13.12	19.16	130	dftd	Essendon	2.5	7.6	10.9	12.12	84	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 11 (Sat)
1986	R19	Essendon	8.7	12.11	22.14	23.16	154	dftd	Richmond	1.2	4.3	6.4	11.9	75	Waverley Park	Aug 9 (Sat)
1986	R7	Richmond	7.2	11.4	15.8	16.9	105	lost to	Essendon	6.1	9.6	15.10	21.19	145	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 10 (Sat)
1985	R12	Richmond	1.3	4.3	6.6	10.9	69	lost to	Essendon	8.5	14.6	19.9	23.12	150	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Jun 15 (Sat)
1985	R1	Essendon	4.5	10.9	14.9	21.11	137	dftd	Richmond	5.3	8.4	12.8	18.12	120	Windy Hill	Mar 30 (Sat)
1984	R15	Essendon	4.0	8.4	9.8	14.10	94	dftd	Richmond	1.4	3.10	6.15	7.19	61	Windy Hill	Jul 7 (Sat)
1984	R5	Richmond	5.3	9.7	10.11	12.14	86	lost to	Essendon	4.3	11.8	18.11	20.15	135	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 25 (Wed)
1983	R18	Essendon	1.4	4.8	4.12	6.14	50	lost to	Richmond	4.2	10.3	15.7	19.10	124	Windy Hill	Jul 30 (Sat)
1983	R7	Richmond	4.4	9.7	12.12	16.16	112	lost to	Essendon	7.3	11.5	16.6	21.11	137	Melbourne Cricket Ground	May 7 (Sat)
1982	R13	Richmond	1.4	3.4	8.6	12.10	82	dftd	Essendon	2.0	4.3	5.4	10.5	65	Waverley Park	Jun 19 (Sat)
1982	R3	Richmond	4.7	12.14	15.18	25.22	172	dftd	Essendon	6.3	12.9	14.13	16.14	110	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 12 (Mon)
1981	R13	Essendon	4.4	5.7	7.14	12.22	94	dftd	Richmond	2.4	9.8	12.10	13.12	90	Windy Hill	Jun 20 (Sat)
1981	R3	Richmond	3.5	7.7	10.11	17.16	118	dftd	Essendon	5.4	10.8	14.13	16.18	114	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 11 (Sat)
1980	R13	Essendon	6.6	9.10	11.15	15.17	107	lost to	Richmond	4.6	8.10	10.16	16.21	117	Windy Hill	Jun 21 (Sat)
1980	R2	Richmond	4.6	9.10	15.14	17.15	117	lost to	Essendon	4.4	11.7	12.15	17.22	124	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Apr 5 (Sat)

Top 20 Players (last 5 games Richmond vs Essendon)

Player	MT	Team	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
Darcy Parish	3	Essendon	56	18.7	59	19.7	115	38.3	15	5	0	0	15	5	2	0	1	0.3	2	8	401	133.7
Zach Merrett	5	Essendon	100	20	72	14.4	172	34.4	25	5	0	0	24	4.8	7	7	1	0.2	2	8	609	121.8
Jordan Ridley	4	Essendon	70	17.5	26	6.5	96	24	41	10.3	0	0	3	0.8	1	2	1	0.3	0	6	398	99.5
Kyle Langford	3	Essendon	38	12.7	22	7.3	60	20	25	8.3	0	0	7	2.3	2	4	5	1.7	2	32	283	94.3
Toby Nankervis	4	Richmond	41	10.3	33	8.3	74	18.5	15	3.8	103	25.8	12	3	5	7	0	0	1	1	370	92.5
Dustin Martin	4	Richmond	55	13.8	36	9	91	22.8	13	3.3	0	0	12	3	0	4	8	2	5	53	365	91.3
Mason Redman	5	Essendon	86	17.2	28	5.6	114	22.8	35	7	0	0	11	2.2	5	5	0	0	2	2	455	91
Jayden Short	5	Richmond	85	17	35	7	120	24	29	5.8	0	0	13	2.6	2	4	0	0	0	0	454	90.8
Jack Ross	3	Richmond	35	11.7	31	10.3	66	22	22	7.3	0	0	8	2.7	1	1	1	0.3	0	6	269	89.7
Dion Prestia	5	Richmond	65	13	66	13.2	131	26.2	21	4.2	0	0	10	2	4	1	1	0.2	4	10	441	88.2
Dyson Heppell	5	Essendon	62	12.4	48	9.6	110	22	31	6.2	0	0	14	2.8	4	3	1	0.2	0	6	432	86.4
Jye Caldwell	3	Essendon	33	11	34	11.3	67	22.3	15	5	0	0	13	4.3	2	3	0	0	0	0	257	85.7
Nic Martin	4	Essendon	53	13.3	40	10	93	23.3	25	6.3	0	0	6	1.5	3	1	0	0	1	1	339	84.8
Shai Bolton	5	Richmond	55	11	38	7.6	93	18.6	18	3.6	0	0	15	3	4	10	10	2	4	64	393	78.6
Nick Hind	5	Essendon	81	16.2	22	4.4	103	20.6	15	3	0	0	11	2.2	6	1	2	0.4	0	12	391	78.2
Nick Vlastuin	5	Richmond	65	13	29	5.8	94	18.8	33	6.6	0	0	12	2.4	7	8	0	0	0	0	383	76.6
Liam Baker	5	Richmond	65	13	49	9.8	114	22.8	19	3.8	0	0	9	1.8	3	3	0	0	1	1	381	76.2
Daniel Rioli	5	Richmond	57	11.4	43	8.6	100	20	19	3.8	0	0	11	2.2	3	0	1	0.2	1	7	368	73.6
Andrew McGrath	5	Essendon	47	9.4	43	8.6	90	18	28	5.6	0	0	13	2.6	2	1	0	0	0	0	362	72.4
Trent Cotchin	4	Richmond	44	11	41	10.3	85	21.3	14	3.5	0	0	6	1.5	3	1	1	0.3	1	7	287	71.8
Totals	87		1193	13.7	795	9.1	1988	22.9	458	5.3	103	1.2	225	2.6	66	66	33	0.4	26	224	7638	87.8

Please note: Players must have played in at least 3 of the games. If a player has played for both sides they are listed per side.

Top 20 Players (since 1993 Richmond vs Essendon)

Player	MT	Team	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
Zach Merrett	15	Essendon	235	15.7	188	12.5	423	28.2	74	4.9	0	0	80	5.3	20	14	7	0.5	8	50	1651	110.1
Brendon Goddard	11	Essendon	165	15	134	12.2	299	27.2	78	7.1	10	0.9	29	2.6	8	5	3	0.3	5	23	1139	103.5
Darcy Parish	9	Essendon	119	13.2	137	15.2	256	28.4	37	4.1	0	0	37	4.1	5	1	4	0.4	5	29	921	102.3
Dustin Martin	22	Richmond	375	17	195	8.9	570	25.9	117	5.3	0	0	51	2.3	7	24	30	1.4	23	203	2208	100.4
Brandon Ellis	12	Richmond	180	15	137	11.4	317	26.4	86	7.2	0	0	31	2.6	11	11	3	0.3	1	19	1193	99.4
Brent Stanton	20	Essendon	328	16.4	148	7.4	476	23.8	122	6.1	0	0	62	3.1	24	15	14	0.7	13	97	1970	98.5
Kane Johnson	8	Richmond	124	15.5	60	7.5	184	23	55	6.9	0	0	24	3	15	8	4	0.5	5	29	773	96.6
Troy Simmonds	6	Richmond	66	11	42	7	108	18	44	7.3	104	17.3	11	1.8	4	4	4	0.7	0	24	578	96.3
Brett Deledio	22	Richmond	268	12.2	225	10.2	493	22.4	125	5.7	5	0.2	76	3.5	19	10	21	1	16	142	2069	94
Nathan G. Brown	6	Richmond	90	15	37	6.2	127	21.2	40	6.7	0	0	7	1.2	11	4	10	1.7	10	70	561	93.5
Mark Coughlan	6	Richmond	70	11.7	71	11.8	141	23.5	29	4.8	0	0	30	5	9	8	2	0.3	3	15	559	93.2
Trent Cotchin	23	Richmond	340	14.8	203	8.8	543	23.6	108	4.7	2	0.1	77	3.3	29	16	14	0.6	13	97	2138	93
Matthew Richardson	19	Richmond	236	12.4	57	3	293	15.4	184	9.7	5	0.3	12	0.6	14	22	58	3.1	44	392	1767	93
Dyson Heppell	18	Essendon	246	13.7	193	10.7	439	24.4	93	5.2	11	0.6	60	3.3	17	13	5	0.3	5	35	1667	92.6
Anthony Miles	5	Richmond	69	13.8	47	9.4	116	23.2	29	5.8	0	0	16	3.2	8	5	2	0.4	0	12	457	91.4
Joel Bowden	21	Richmond	306	14.6	202	9.6	508	24.2	125	6	7	0.3	40	1.9	15	23	8	0.4	9	57	1867	88.9
Jobe Watson	15	Essendon	166	11.1	209	13.9	375	25	52	3.5	3	0.2	53	3.5	20	14	9	0.6	3	57	1322	88.1
Dion Prestia	7	Richmond	98	14	80	11.4	178	25.4	26	3.7	0	0	17	2.4	5	4	2	0.3	5	17	610	87.1
Gary O'Donnell	9	Essendon	128	14.2	89	9.9	217	24.1	30	3.3	4	0.4	20	2.2	1	0	7	0.8	3	45	782	86.9
Toby Nankervis	7	Richmond	66	9.4	50	7.1	116	16.6	23	3.3	163	23.3	22	3.1	8	14	3	0.4	1	19	603	86.1
Totals	261		3675	14.1	2504	9.6	6179	23.7	1477	5.7	314	1.2	755	2.9	250	215	210	0.8	172	1432	24835	95.2

Please note: Players must have played in at least 5 games. If a player has played for both sides they are listed per side.

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Summary

Games

Top 20 Players (last 5 games Richmond vs Essendon)

Top 20 Players (since 1993 Richmond vs Essendon)