1983 VFL Round 2: Essendon v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 4 April 1983 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 2 of the 1983 VFL season. Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill. Terry Daniher captained the hosts. Trevor Barker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Tony Jewell.

Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), R. Andrews, W. Beddison, S. Carey, N. Clarke, S. Copping, G. Hawker, S. Heard, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, W. Otway, A. Reid, P. Salmon, G. Schultz, A. Stoneham, M. Thompson, K. Walsh, T. Watson, P. Weston

St Kilda
T. Barker (capt.), G. Burns, D. Cowie, M. Crow, G. Cunningham, J. Dunne, G. Fidler, M. Jackson, P. Kiel, G. Lane, R. Mace, S. Meehan, P. Melesso, M. Nettlefold, S. O'Donnell, R. Owen, G. Packham, M. Roberts, J. Sarau, G. Thomas

Essendon (20.11.131) defeated St Kilda (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Hawker (5), S. Madden (3), A. Reid (3), P. Salmon (2), T. Watson (2), S. Carey, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, W. Otway, M. Thompson
St Kilda: M. Jackson (3), G. Lane (3), M. Crow (2), M. Nettlefold, G. Packham

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 7th) and St Kilda were then 12th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Essendon v St Kilda
Date: Monday 4 April 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 28,071

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. St Kilda
Score: 20.11.131 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5 . 5 7 . 7 12 . 9 20 . 11 20 . 11 (131)
St Kilda 1 . 2 2 . 4 6 . 10 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin ESSE by 27 ESSE by 33 ESSE by 35 ESSE by 61 ESSE by 61
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Tony Jewell (St Kilda)
Captains: Terry Daniher (Essendon), Trevor Barker (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, J. Morgan

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 6 0 6 1
16 Beddison, Wayne ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 0 0 1 1
17 Carey, Stephen ? ? 1 0 16 8 8 2 0 0 1
8 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 3 0 0 2
24 Copping, Stephen ? ? 0 1 12 6 6 1 0 3 3
5 Daniher, Terry (c) ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 8 0 2 0
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 5 0 23 19 4 9 0 0 2
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 24 13 11 1 0 8 1
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 3 1 17 14 3 7 21 7 3
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 1 1 18 11 7 4 9 7 6
1 Neagle, Merv ? ? 1 0 21 19 2 4 0 2 5
15 Otway, Wayne ? ? 1 5 31 25 6 1 0 3 3
2 Reid, Alan ? ? 3 1 17 10 7 2 0 1 3
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 2 1 8 5 3 2 14 5 4
14 Schultz, Graeme ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 0 0 2 0
26 Thompson, Mark ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 1 0 3 4
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 2 0 32 25 7 3 0 3 3
28 Weston, Paul ? ? 0 1 12 7 5 4 2 3 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 20 11 332 236 96 59 46 56 45

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Barker, Trevor (c) ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 3 0 9 1
11 Burns, Greg ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 5 0 1 7
20 Cowie, Darryl ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 1 9 3 2
9 Crow, Max ? ? 2 0 15 13 2 7 8 2 4
5 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 0 29 13 16 3 0 2 5
8 Dunne, Jeff ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 4 0 2 0
36 Fidler, Geoff ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 8 0 2 4
12 Jackson, Mark ? ? 3 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 4
17 Kiel, Peter ? ? 0 0 26 14 12 1 0 1 1
15 Lane, Greg ? ? 3 2 17 14 3 1 0 3 1
7 Mace, Robert ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 5 0 3 1
28 Meehan, Simon ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
23 Melesso, Peter ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 0 2
25 Nettlefold, Michael ? ? 1 1 14 13 1 4 0 1 4
22 O'Donnell, Simon ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 0 1 2 0
27 Owen, Rod ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 0 0 2 3
38 Packham, Greg ? ? 1 1 3 3 0 3 1 0 4
10 Roberts, Michael ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 1 0 4 3
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 2 18 3 9
18 Thomas, Grant ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 4 0 2 3
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 10 10 264 188 76 55 46 43 58

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