1983 VFL Round 3: Footscray v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 9 April 1983 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1983 VFL season. Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval. Jim Edmond captained the hosts. Robert Flower captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ian Hampshire and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), S. Beasley, C. Burton, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, M. Egan, R. Groenewegen, C. Hansen, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, R. Kennedy, S. Lunn, R. MacPherson, M. McKenna, B. Perrin, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis, I. Williams

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), L. Bamblett, A. Battiston, C. Connolly, D. Dickson, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, S. McCarthy, G. McLean, P. Moore, K. O'Donnell, R. Richards, M. Seddon, S. Smith, B. Wilson, S. Zantuck

Footscray (16.15.111) defeated Melbourne (11.13.79).

Goalkickers
Footscray: S. Beasley (4), R. MacPherson (4), B. Royal (3), I. Williams (3), N. Cordy, J. Edmond
Melbourne: T. Elshaug (5), D. Dickson (2), A. Battiston, G. Healy, A. Jarrott, P. Moore

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Footscray v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 9 April 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 20,485

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Melbourne
Score: 16.15.111 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 8 . 5 9 . 7 10 . 11 16 . 15 16 . 15 (111)
Melbourne 2 . 3 4 . 7 8 . 9 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin FOOT by 38 FOOT by 30 FOOT by 14 FOOT by 32 FOOT by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Hampshire (Footscray), Ron Barassi (Melbourne)
Captains: Jim Edmond (Footscray), Robert Flower (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. James, R. Sawers

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 4 0 9 8 1 5 0 2 1
16 Burton, Chris ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 1 1
49 Cordy, Brian ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 0 0 1 1
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 1 1 26 21 5 5 0 2 2
20 Edmond, Jim (c) ? ? 1 4 13 9 4 1 0 4 0
10 Egan, Mick ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 3 2
14 Groenewegen, Robert ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 3 4 3
17 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 3 1 2
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 3 3
3 Kellett, Mark ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 1 0 0 3
8 Kennedy, Rick ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 1 0 1 4
15 Lunn, Stephen ? ? 0 2 11 8 3 4 1 0 1
43 MacPherson, Rod ? ? 4 0 18 15 3 5 0 1 3
34 McKenna, Michael ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 0 2 0
40 Perrin, Brian ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 2 0 0 2
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 0 0 24 14 10 9 25 7 7
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 3 3 23 14 9 9 0 1 2
2 Sewell, Jim ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 1 2
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 3 0 1 2
5 Williams, Ian ? ? 3 1 23 20 3 5 1 4 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 15 279 205 74 61 33 39 43

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
8 Bamblett, Les ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 1 0 2 0
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 0 0 1 4
22 Connolly, Chris ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 0 2 4
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 2 1 11 11 0 3 0 1 0
14 Ellingworth, Roger ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 1 0 1 2
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 5 2 18 17 1 5 0 2 2
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 2 0 3 1
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 2 12 12 0 3 0 6 1
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 1 3 11 9 2 2 0 1 3
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 25 12 13 12 0 2 2
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 1 0 22 14 8 4 1 5 2
24 McCarthy, Stephen ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 1
26 McLean, Glenn ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 3 5 2 2
10 Moore, Peter ? ? 1 2 17 14 3 5 15 6 4
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 1 0 2 1
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 0 0 3
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 0 1 7 2 5 4 0 1 0
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 1
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 0 0 27 16 11 6 0 4 3
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 2 0 0 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 13 284 197 87 59 21 43 38

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