1983 VFL Preliminary Final: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 17 September 1983 between North Melbourne and Essendon in the preliminary final of the 1983 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the hosts.
Terry Daniher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Barry Cable and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), B. Abernethy, G. Atkins, A. Briedis, G. Cowton, A. Demetriou, G. Dempsey, D. Dench, I. Fairley, R. Glendinning, K. Greig, K. Hodgeman, C. Holden, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, J. Law, S. McCann, D. McDonald, R. Ramsay, P. Smith
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), P. Bradbury, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, C. Clayton, B. Duckworth, F. Dunell, 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
North Melbourne (12.6.78) were defeated by Essendon (25.14.164).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: I. Fairley (4), G. Atkins (2), J. Krakouer (2), G. Dempsey, K. Hodgeman, P. Krakouer, W. Schimmelbusch
Essendon: T. Watson (5), R. Merrett (4), T. Daniher (3), T. Buhagiar (2), A. Ezard (2), P. Vander Haar (2), D. Williams (2), P. Bradbury, B. Duckworth, G. Hawker, R. Kink, S. Madden
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Essendon faced Hawthorn in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1983 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 17 September 1983
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
63,785
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
12.6.78 - 25.14.164
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | (78) |
| Essendon | 8 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 10 | 25 | . | 14 | 25 | . | 14 | (164) |
| Margin | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 49 | ESSE by 86 | ESSE by 86 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Cable
(North Melbourne),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Wayne Schimmelbusch
(North Melbourne),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
N. Nash,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Abernethy, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 36 | Atkins, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Demetriou, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Hodgeman, Kym | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Holden, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Krakouer, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Krakouer, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | McDonald, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 30 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Smith, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 6 | 242 | 189 | 53 | 66 | 34 | 39 | 39 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 25 | 14 | 349 | 239 | 110 | 89 | 32 | 39 | 39 | |||