1983 VFL Round 5: Essendon v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1983 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1983 VFL season. Essendon hosted North Melbourne at VFL Park. Terry Daniher captained the hosts. Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Barry Cable.

Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), R. Andrews, W. Beddison, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, S. Copping, M. Davis, F. Dunell, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, S. Madden, P. Salmon, M. Thomson, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, T. Watson, T. West, P. Weston

North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), B. Abernethy, K. Bryant, G. Cowton, A. Demetriou, G. Dempsey, T. Furey, R. Glendinning, K. Good, K. Greig, K. Hodgeman, P. Jonas, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, J. Law, S. McCann, K. McGuire, B. Nimmo, R. Ramsay, D. Smith

Essendon (20.8.128) defeated North Melbourne (17.21.123).

Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Copping (4), T. West (4), W. Beddison (3), G. Hawker (2), K. Walsh (2), T. Watson (2), T. Buhagiar, T. Daniher, M. Thomson
North Melbourne: T. Furey (3), K. Good (2), J. Krakouer (2), P. Krakouer (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), B. Abernethy, G. Dempsey, K. Hodgeman, P. Jonas, S. McCann, D. Smith

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Essendon v North Melbourne
Date: Monday 25 April 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 47,722

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. North Melbourne
Score: 20.8.128 - 17.21.123

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 2 10 . 6 14 . 7 20 . 8 20 . 8 (128)
North Melbourne 2 . 6 6 . 10 14 . 15 17 . 21 17 . 21 (123)
Margin ESSE by 8 ESSE by 20 NMLB by 8 ESSE by 5 ESSE by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Barry Cable (North Melbourne)
Captains: Terry Daniher (Essendon), Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, G. Morrow

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 6 0 5 1
16 Beddison, Wayne ? ? 3 1 8 5 3 3 0 1 0
20 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 1 0 24 12 12 3 0 1 2
17 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 2 0 2 1
8 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 3 0 2 1
24 Copping, Stephen ? ? 4 0 18 11 7 9 0 0 2
5 Daniher, Terry (c) ? ? 1 1 15 11 4 5 1 3 1
41 Davis, Michael ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 0
7 Dunell, Frank ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 3 0 1 2
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 25 19 6 6 0 1 0
2 Fowler, Grant ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 0 0 0 1
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 2 0 16 10 6 6 0 1 1
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 0 1 12 7 5 5 20 2 2
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
34 Thomson, Michael ? ? 1 1 24 10 14 5 0 2 1
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 2 1 0 2
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 2 0 9 6 3 3 2 1 3
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 2 0 29 16 13 1 0 0 3
29 West, Tony ? ? 4 2 22 17 5 1 0 3 1
28 Weston, Paul ? ? 0 0 24 11 13 8 1 0 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 20 8 330 207 123 73 26 25 27

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Abernethy, Bruce ? ? 1 1 26 18 8 5 1 2 1
9 Bryant, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 6 0 1 1
1 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 5 1 0 0
28 Demetriou, Andrew ? ? 0 1 16 8 8 1 0 1 1
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 1 0 14 6 8 7 36 3 1
21 Furey, Tony ? ? 3 0 15 7 8 2 0 1 4
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 6 2 2 1
7 Good, Kerry ? ? 2 4 8 7 1 5 0 1 1
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 1 0 2 0
17 Hodgeman, Kym ? ? 1 2 25 18 7 2 0 1 1
18 Jonas, Peter ? ? 1 3 19 8 11 4 0 1 0
3 Krakouer, Jim ? ? 2 2 20 14 6 4 0 1 5
8 Krakouer, Phil ? ? 2 2 16 10 6 1 0 1 1
13 Law, John ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 2 1
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 1 2 9 8 1 4 6 1 2
31 McGuire, Kevin ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 0 0
40 Nimmo, Brad ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 1 2 1
30 Ramsay, Roy ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 0 1 0
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne (c) ? ? 2 3 33 24 9 6 0 3 2
5 Smith, Doug ? ? 1 0 13 12 1 2 0 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 17 21 303 202 101 68 47 27 25

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