1982 VFL Round 19: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1982 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 19 of the 1982 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
Tim Watson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), A. Battiston, B. Crosswell, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, T. Fidge, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, M. Jackson, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, S. McKenzie, G. McLean, P. O'Brien, K. O'Donnell, M. O'Sullivan, M. Seddon, S. Smith, S. Sutcliffe
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, S. Copping, M. Crow, T. Daniher, B. Duckworth, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, J. Madden, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, W. Otway, A. Reid, G. Schultz, A. Stoneham, K. Walsh, C. Waterson
Melbourne (14.17.101) were defeated by Essendon (20.17.137).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: M. Jackson (6), G. Healy (4), T. Elshaug (2), T. Fidge, S. Sutcliffe
Essendon: M. Crow (3), S. Madden (3), T. Watson (3), S. Copping (2), G. Hawker (2), T. Buhagiar, T. Daniher, J. Madden, W. Otway, A. Reid, G. Schultz, C. Waterson
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1982 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1982
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
28,379
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 13 | 20 | . | 17 | 20 | . | 17 | (137) |
| Margin | MELB by 21 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 8 | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
Tim Watson
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Morrow,
N. Nash
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Ellingworth, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Fidge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jackson, Mark | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | McKenzie, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | McLean, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | O'Brien, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | O'Sullivan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Seddon, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Sutcliffe, Scott | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | 282 | 195 | 87 | 56 | 16 | 39 | 30 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Copping, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 44 | Madden, Justin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Otway, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Reid, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 47 | Waterson, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 17 | 344 | 235 | 109 | 88 | 50 | 30 | 39 | |||