1982 VFL Elimination Final: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1982 between Essendon and North Melbourne in the elimination final of the 1982 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at VFL Park.
Tim Watson captained the hosts.
Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Barry Cable.
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, S. Copping, M. Crow, T. Daniher, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, S. Heard, J. Madden, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, W. Otway, G. Schultz, A. Stoneham, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh
North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), B. Abernethy, G. Atkins, M. Blight, K. Bryant, P. Carman, A. Demetriou, G. Dempsey, D. Dench, R. Glendinning, K. Greig, R. Henshaw, J. Holt, P. Kelly, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, J. Law, S. McCann, D. McDonald, X. Tanner
Essendon (16.19.115) were defeated by North Melbourne (19.14.128).
Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Copping (4), T. Daniher (4), T. Buhagiar (2), T. Watson (2), N. Clarke, S. Madden, R. Merrett, W. Otway
North Melbourne: M. Blight (4), P. Krakouer (4), P. Carman (3), J. Krakouer (2), B. Abernethy, G. Atkins, P. Kelly, S. McCann, D. McDonald, W. Schimmelbusch
As a result of this match, Essendon were eliminated (finishing 5th overall) and North Melbourne faced Hawthorn in the first semi final.
Match Details
Season:
1982 VFL Season
Round:
Elimination Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 September 1982
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
50,537
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
16.19.115 - 19.14.128
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 19 | 16 | . | 19 | (115) |
| North Melbourne | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 14 | (128) |
| Margin | NMLB by 30 | NMLB by 21 | NMLB by 19 | NMLB by 13 | NMLB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Barry Cable
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Tim Watson
(Essendon),
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Copping, Stephen | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Madden, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Otway, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 19 | 312 | 224 | 88 | 58 | 35 | 37 | 34 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Abernethy, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | Atkins, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Bryant, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Carman, Phil | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Demetriou, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Holt, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Kelly, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Krakouer, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Krakouer, Phil | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | McDonald, Donald | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 14 | 281 | 192 | 89 | 59 | 26 | 34 | 37 | |||