1981 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1981 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 18 of the 1981 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Simon Madden captained the hosts.
Peter Moore captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), R. Andrews, T. Buhagiar, N. Clarke, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, M. Eustice, W. Foreman, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, J. Madden, I. Morrison, M. Neagle, G. Schultz, A. Stoneham, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Collingwood
P. Moore (capt.), G. Allan, S. Atkin, D. Banks, R. Barham, R. Byrne, P. Daicos, C. Davis, M. Dreher, W. Irwin, R. Kink, S. Magro, B. Picken, R. Shaw, T. Shaw, A. Smith, C. Stewart, M. Taylor, M. Weideman, M. Williams
Essendon (12.16.88) defeated Collingwood (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Schultz (3), T. Buhagiar (2), S. Madden (2), M. Crow, T. Daniher, W. Foreman, G. Hawker, T. Watson
Collingwood: W. Irwin (3), G. Allan, D. Banks, R. Barham, C. Davis, P. Moore, M. Taylor
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Sunday 2 August 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
64,149
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Collingwood
Score:
12.16.88 - 9.15.69
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | ESSE by 3 | COLL by 11 | COLL by 2 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
Peter Moore
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
M. Dye
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 39 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 44 | Madden, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 16 | 263 | 180 | 83 | 58 | 49 | 39 | 37 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Atkin, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Banks, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Daicos, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Dreher, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 8 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Shaw, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | Smith, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Taylor, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Weideman, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Williams, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | 249 | 183 | 66 | 44 | 35 | 37 | 39 | |||