1982 VFL Round 21: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1982 between Essendon and Geelong during round 21 of the 1982 VFL season. Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill. Tim Watson captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.

Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), T. Buhagiar, N. Clarke, S. Copping, T. Daniher, M. Eustice, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, A. Grbac, G. Hawker, S. Heard, J. Madden, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, W. Otway, G. Schultz, A. Stoneham, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh

Geelong
A. Bews, T. Bright, N. Bruns, R. Card, T. Darcy, D. Drum, K. Fedke, D. Flanigan, P. Jeffreys, P. Johnston, G. Malarkey, A. Mangels, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, S. Reynoldson, Z. Taylor, B. Toohey, M. Turner, M. Witcombe, M. Yeates

Essendon (14.12.96) defeated Geelong (12.13.85).

Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Schultz (3), S. Copping (2), T. Daniher (2), S. Madden (2), R. Merrett (2), J. Madden, W. Otway, P. Vander Haar
Geelong: A. Bews (2), T. Bright (2), S. Reynoldson (2), M. Turner (2), P. Johnston, A. Mangels, Z. Taylor, M. Yeates

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Geelong remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1982 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 21 August 1982
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 17,596

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 14.12.96 - 12.13.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 1 7 . 5 10 . 9 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Geelong 4 . 2 6 . 6 9 . 10 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Margin GEEL by 1 ESSE by 5 ESSE by 5 ESSE by 11 ESSE by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Bill Goggin (Geelong)
Captains: Tim Watson (Essendon), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Morrow, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 0 2 20 10 10 1 0 2 1
8 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 2 0 3 0
24 Copping, Stephen ? ? 2 2 14 10 4 5 0 6 3
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 2 1 17 15 2 9 1 4 1
19 Eustice, Mark ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 1 0 3 2
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 4 0 4 0
23 Fowler, Grant ? ? 0 1 9 6 3 0 0 5 2
40 Grbac, Anton ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 5 0 4 2
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 3 0 2 2
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 2 2
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 1 0 14 10 4 4 27 6 2
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 2 2 8 7 1 3 19 4 7
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 2 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 1
1 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 2 0 0 4
15 Otway, Wayne ? ? 1 0 19 11 8 3 1 1 2
14 Schultz, Graeme ? ? 3 1 17 13 4 2 0 2 0
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 1 0 15 12 3 6 0 4 0
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1
32 Watson, Tim (c) ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 4 0 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 14 12 269 196 73 59 50 56 33

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
46 Bews, Andrew ? ? 2 0 10 7 3 2 0 2 3
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 2 1 15 11 4 5 0 2 2
19 Bruns, Neville ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 1 5
20 Card, Ray ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 6 0 2 2
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 4
43 Drum, Damian ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 1 0 3 4
13 Fedke, Karl ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 0 16 2 3
14 Flanigan, Darren ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 2 6 0 2
22 Jeffreys, Paul ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 4 0 1 2
3 Johnston, Peter ? ? 1 3 6 6 0 5 0 1 3
5 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 2 2
12 Mangels, Alan ? ? 1 0 20 12 8 2 0 3 3
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 4 0 2 2
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 1 22 13 9 3 1 2 3
17 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 2 0 12 8 4 9 0 0 3
34 Taylor, Zane ? ? 1 2 9 7 2 5 0 1 2
15 Toohey, Bernard ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 2 5
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 2 0 21 16 5 3 0 2 5
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 5 0 2 0
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 1 1 15 12 3 7 0 2 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 12 13 262 191 71 71 23 33 56

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s