▁went ▁above ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁stands ). ▁In ▁an ▁otherwise ▁close , ▁hard - f ought ▁match ▁with ▁not ▁many ▁scoring ▁opportun ities ▁available , ▁Carl ton ▁were ▁least ▁able ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁wind y ▁conditions , ▁kick ing ▁ 1 . 1 1 ▁( 1 7 ) ▁to ▁Ess end on ' s ▁ 7 . 8 ▁( 5 0 ). ▁▁ ▁In ▁Round ▁ 7 , ▁Ess end on ▁played ▁Richmond ▁at ▁Wind y ▁Hill ▁in ▁a ▁rain - s od den ▁game ▁that ▁finished ▁in ▁such ▁dark ▁conditions ▁that ▁players ▁could ▁not ▁see ▁across ▁the ▁ground . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁quarter , ▁a ▁goal ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁Geoff ▁G os per , ▁although ▁several ▁Richmond ▁players ▁protest ed ▁that ▁the ▁ball ▁had ▁hit ▁the ▁post . ▁Ess end on ▁won ▁the ▁match ▁by ▁two ▁points , ▁ 1 1 . 1 4 ▁( 8 0 ) ▁to ▁Richmond ' s ▁ 1 0 . 1 8 ▁( 7 8 ). ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Round ▁ 8 ▁match ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁Richmond ▁at ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound , ▁the ▁teams ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁fans ▁left ▁the ▁ground ▁bel ieving ▁the ▁game ▁had ▁been ▁tied ▁ 1 1 . 1 5 ▁( 8 1 ) ▁ap ie ce . ▁After ▁the ▁goal - ump ires ▁checked ▁their ▁score cards , ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁score board ▁was ▁reading ▁incorrectly , ▁and ▁that ▁Richmond ▁had , ▁in ▁fact , ▁won ▁by ▁a ▁point : ▁ 1