1983 VFL Elimination Final: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1983 between Essendon and Carlton in the elimination final of the 1983 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at VFL Park.
Terry Daniher captained the hosts.
Mike Fitzpatrick captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), P. Bradbury, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, C. Clayton, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, S. Heard, R. Kink, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, T. Watson, P. Weston, D. Williams, B. Wood
Carlton
M. Fitzpatrick (capt.), J. Buckley, M. Buckley, R. Burke, R. Ditchburn, B. Doull, D. English, D. Glascott, W. Harmes, S. Howell, K. Hunter, W. Johnston, S. Kourkoumelis, F. Marchesani, A. Marcou, P. McConville, A. Montgomery, V. Perovic, K. Sheldon, G. Southby
Essendon (17.12.114) defeated Carlton (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Daniher (4), R. Merrett (3), P. Vander Haar (3), G. Hawker (2), R. Kink (2), T. Buhagiar, A. Ezard, S. Madden
Carlton: K. Hunter (5), J. Buckley (2), D. Glascott (2), R. Ditchburn, A. Montgomery, K. Sheldon
As a result of this match, Essendon faced Fitzroy in the first semi final and Carlton were eliminated (finishing 5th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1983 VFL Season
Round:
Elimination Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 3 September 1983
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
65,881
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 12 | (114) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | ESSE by 6 | CARL by 5 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
David Parkin
(Carlton)
Captains:
Terry Daniher
(Essendon),
Mike Fitzpatrick
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 5 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 12 | 307 | 214 | 93 | 62 | 41 | 28 | 41 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Buckley, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Buckley, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Burke, Rohan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Ditchburn, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | English, Des | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Fitzpatrick, Mike (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 5 |
| 32 | Glascott, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Harmes, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Howell, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Hunter, Ken | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Johnston, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Kourkoumelis, Spiro | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Marchesani, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | Marcou, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | McConville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Montgomery, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Perovic, Val | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Sheldon, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | 267 | 189 | 78 | 67 | 41 | 41 | 28 | |||