1981 VFL Round 2: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 April 1981 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 2 of the 1981 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Simon Madden captained the hosts.
Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Malcolm Blight.
Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), R. Andrews, P. Bennett, N. Besanko, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, P. Carman, N. Clarke, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, S. Heard, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, A. Reid, D. Scanlon, P. Vander Haar
North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), M. Blight, M. Boyse, G. Dempsey, D. Dench, S. Easton, R. Glendinning, K. Good, K. Hodgeman, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, P. Kelly, J. Law, S. McCann, D. Schimmelbusch, D. Smith, P. Spencer, X. Tanner, B. Wilson, R. Wright
Essendon (16.15.111) defeated North Melbourne (15.9.99).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Buhagiar (3), M. Crow (3), T. Daniher (2), G. Fowler (2), R. Merrett (2), P. Carman, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, A. Reid
North Melbourne: M. Blight (4), K. Good (4), S. Easton, K. Hodgeman, D. Schimmelbusch, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Smith, P. Spencer, R. Wright
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 April 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
26,754
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
16.15.111 - 15.9.99
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Margin | NMLB by 21 | NMLB by 6 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Malcolm Blight
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Carman, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Reid, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 15 | 263 | 205 | 58 | 41 | 37 | 39 | 40 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 3 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Easton, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Good, Kerry | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Hodgeman, Kym | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Kelly, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Schimmelbusch, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | Smith, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Spencer, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Wright, Rodney | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 9 | 252 | 197 | 55 | 43 | 38 | 40 | 39 | |||