1982 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 27 March 1982 between Essendon and Footscray during round 1 of the 1982 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Ron Andrews captained the hosts.
Kelvin Templeton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Royce Hart.
Essendon
R. Andrews (capt.), T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, S. Copping, M. Crow, T. Daniher, B. Duckworth, M. Eustice, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, J. Madden, S. Madden, M. Neagle, W. Otway, A. Stoneham, M. Thomson, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Footscray
K. Templeton (capt.), S. Beasley, C. Burton, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, S. Davidson, T. De Koning, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, M. Egan, A. Ford, R. Groenewegen, D. Hawkins, A. Jennings, R. Kennedy, T. Love, S. MacPherson, A. McConnell, M. McKenna, B. Reid
Essendon (29.16.190) defeated Footscray (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Essendon: W. Otway (5), M. Thomson (5), T. Buhagiar (4), M. Crow (3), T. Watson (3), S. Copping (2), J. Madden (2), S. Madden (2), G. Fowler, G. Hawker, P. Vander Haar
Footscray: A. Jennings (5), K. Templeton (2), C. Burton, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, M. McKenna
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder and Footscray were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1982 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 27 March 1982
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
26,456
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 8 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 6 | 20 | . | 11 | 29 | . | 16 | 29 | . | 16 | (190) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | ESSE by 41 | ESSE by 58 | ESSE by 59 | ESSE by 109 | ESSE by 109 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Royce Hart
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ron Andrews
(Essendon),
Kelvin Templeton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
G. Morrow
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Copping, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 44 | Madden, Justin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Otway, Wayne | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Thomson, Michael | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 29 | 16 | 351 | 229 | 122 | 49 | 54 | 28 | 48 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Davidson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | De Koning, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Ford, Alister | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Jennings, Allan | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Love, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | McConnell, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | 258 | 176 | 82 | 48 | 17 | 48 | 28 | |||