1983 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1983 between Melbourne and Sydney during round 6 of the 1983 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Sydney at MCG.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
Barry Round captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Ricky Quade.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), L. Bamblett, A. Battiston, C. Connolly, D. Dickson, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, G. Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, G. McLean, P. Moore, K. O'Donnell, R. Richards, M. Seddon, K. Templeton, B. Wilson, R. Wright, S. Zantuck
Sydney
B. Round (capt.), D. Ackerly, G. Baker, M. Boyse, C. Braddy, M. Browning, D. Carroll, W. Carroll, R. Carter, V. Catoggio, A. Daniher, G. Frangalas, C. Hounsell, M. Kruse, J. Lucas, T. Morwood, D. Rhys-Jones, I. Roberts, D. Winbanks, S. Wright
Melbourne (18.18.126) defeated Sydney (12.21.93).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Wilson (7), K. Templeton (4), R. Flower (3), L. Bamblett, A. Battiston, T. Elshaug, K. O'Donnell
Sydney: C. Braddy (3), D. Carroll (2), B. Round (2), M. Boyse, W. Carroll, V. Catoggio, G. Frangalas, T. Morwood
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Sydney were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1983 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Sydney
Date:
Saturday 30 April 1983
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
22,590
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 18 | 18 | . | 18 | (126) |
| Sydney | 2 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 21 | 12 | . | 21 | (93) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 33 | MELB by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Ricky Quade
(Sydney)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
Barry Round
(Sydney)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Carbines,
G. Morrow
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bamblett, Les | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 29 | Dickson, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Ellingworth, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | McLean, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Seddon, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 4 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 7 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Wright, Rodney | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 18 | 345 | 209 | 136 | 81 | 41 | 35 | 49 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ackerly, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Braddy, Craig | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Carroll, Dennis | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Carroll, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Catoggio, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 50 | Frangalas, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Hounsell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Kruse, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 28 | Lucas, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | Rhys-Jones, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Roberts, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Round, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Winbanks, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 21 | 288 | 205 | 83 | 68 | 12 | 49 | 35 | |||