1983 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 26 March 1983 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1983 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG. Robert Flower captained the hosts. Mark Williams captained the visitors with David Cloke as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by John Cahill.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), L. Bamblett, A. Battiston, D. Dickson, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, G. McLean, P. Moore, P. O'Brien, M. O'Sullivan, R. Richards, M. Seddon, K. Templeton, D. Williams, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Collingwood
M. Williams (capt.), D. Cloke (vice-capt.), J. Annear, R. Byrne, C. Dalkin, C. Davis, A. Edwards, M. Hannebery, R. Kink, N. Lovell, P. McCormack, G. Miles, B. Picken, M. Richardson, D. Shaw, G. Shaw, T. Shaw, M. Taylor, P. Walsh, M. Weideman

Melbourne (19.11.125) were defeated by Collingwood (20.15.135).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: T. Elshaug (4), R. Flower (3), L. Bamblett (2), G. Healy (2), A. Battiston, R. Ellingworth, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, G. McLean, P. Moore, K. Templeton, B. Wilson
Collingwood: M. Weideman (5), D. Cloke (3), C. Davis (2), G. Shaw (2), J. Annear, C. Dalkin, A. Edwards, M. Hannebery, R. Kink, N. Lovell, M. Richardson, T. Shaw

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Melbourne v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 26 March 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 72,274

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Collingwood
Score: 19.11.125 - 20.15.135

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 6 . 2 12 . 3 17 . 7 19 . 11 19 . 11 (125)
Collingwood 5 . 7 9 . 10 15 . 12 20 . 15 20 . 15 (135)
Margin MELB by 1 MELB by 11 MELB by 7 COLL by 10 COLL by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), John Cahill (Collingwood)
Captains: Robert Flower (Melbourne), Mark Williams (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), David Cloke (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, J. Morgan

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
8 Bamblett, Les ? ? 2 0 20 15 5 1 0 3 2
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 1 0 28 14 14 1 0 2 3
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 0 0
14 Ellingworth, Roger ? ? 1 0 20 13 7 6 0 1 1
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 4 1 14 12 2 3 0 2 9
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 3 1 24 13 11 5 0 1 1
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 3 0 3 6
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 2 4 17 14 3 5 0 0 0
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 1 0 18 8 10 4 0 2 1
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 1 0 21 15 6 3 1 4 3
26 McLean, Glenn ? ? 1 2 7 5 2 2 10 1 3
10 Moore, Peter ? ? 1 0 11 6 5 1 29 1 6
40 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 1 3
6 O'Sullivan, Michael ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 2 0
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 0 0 14 5 9 3 0 0 0
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 4 0 3 1
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 1 2 7 6 1 5 0 1 4
12 Williams, David ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 3 0 0 0
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 1 0 31 22 9 7 0 3 2
19 Wright, Rodney ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 3 0 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 19 11 304 200 104 65 40 31 47

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Annear, John ? ? 1 0 29 21 8 6 0 4 4
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 2 0 6 1
33 Cloke, David (vc) ? ? 3 0 8 6 2 4 11 2 2
47 Dalkin, Chris ? ? 1 2 17 10 7 6 1 2 1
19 Davis, Craig ? ? 2 2 7 7 0 3 0 0 2
8 Edwards, Allan ? ? 1 0 4 3 1 2 0 1 0
4 Hannebery, Mark ? ? 1 0 17 12 5 3 0 3 1
36 Kink, Rene ? ? 1 4 16 13 3 3 0 1 2
16 Lovell, Noel ? ? 1 0 5 4 1 2 0 0 0
6 McCormack, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 0 0 1
29 Miles, Geoff ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 0 0 18 8 10 4 0 3 2
17 Richardson, Mike ? ? 1 3 20 15 5 4 1 2 1
43 Shaw, Derek ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 6 23 6 2
11 Shaw, Gary ? ? 2 0 14 10 4 2 0 1 0
22 Shaw, Tony ? ? 1 2 25 20 5 7 0 3 1
28 Taylor, Michael ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 0 3 0
41 Walsh, Phil ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 4 0 1 3
31 Weideman, Mark ? ? 5 0 6 6 0 2 0 2 3
21 Williams, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 6 0 7 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 20 15 290 206 84 69 36 47 31

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