1982 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 17 April 1982 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 4 of the 1982 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
Kelvin Templeton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Royce Hart.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), A. Battiston, B. Crosswell, D. Dickson, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, G. Gaunt, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, P. Keenan, D. McGlashan, G. McLean, K. O'Donnell, M. O'Sullivan, M. Seddon, B. Wilson, M. Young, S. Zantuck
Footscray
K. Templeton (capt.), S. Beasley, C. Burton, N. Cordy, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, M. Egan, A. Ford, R. Groenewegen, I. Hampshire, S. Hargrave, D. Hawkins, A. Jennings, R. Kennedy, T. Love, A. McConnell, B. Reid, G. Walpole, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Melbourne (19.12.126) were defeated by Footscray (19.19.133).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Healy (5), R. Flower (4), B. Crosswell (3), B. Wilson (3), A. Battiston, D. Dickson, T. Elshaug, M. O'Sullivan
Footscray: J. Edmond (6), S. Beasley (4), K. Templeton (3), G. Walpole (2), N. Cordy, I. Dunstan, A. Jennings, B. Reid
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1982 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 17 April 1982
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
19,832
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 12 | (126) |
| Footscray | 7 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 16 | 19 | . | 19 | 19 | . | 19 | (133) |
| Margin | FOOT by 38 | FOOT by 55 | FOOT by 42 | FOOT by 7 | FOOT by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Royce Hart
(Footscray)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
Kelvin Templeton
(Footscray)
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Dickson, Dale | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 34 | Ellingworth, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | McGlashan, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | McLean, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | O'Sullivan, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Seddon, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Young, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 12 | 326 | 213 | 113 | 60 | 35 | 41 | 25 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Ford, Alister | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Hargrave, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | Jennings, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Love, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | McConnell, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 42 | Walpole, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 19 | 313 | 217 | 96 | 73 | 16 | 25 | 41 | |||