1983 VFL Round 9: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1983 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1983 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Terry Daniher captained the hosts.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), W. Beddison, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, C. Clayton, S. Copping, F. Dunell, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, S. Madden, R. Merrett, W. Otway, P. Salmon, A. Stoneham, M. Thomson, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson, P. Weston
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), A. Battiston, C. Connolly, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, G. McLean, P. Moore, K. O'Donnell, R. Richards, M. Seddon, S. Smith, S. Sutcliffe, K. Templeton, P. Tossol, S. Zantuck
Essendon (22.17.149) defeated Melbourne (17.13.115).
Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Copping (6), P. Vander Haar (5), W. Otway (4), W. Beddison (2), T. Buhagiar, R. Merrett, A. Stoneham, M. Thomson, T. Watson
Melbourne: R. Flower (3), S. Icke (3), T. Elshaug (2), K. Templeton (2), P. Tossol (2), A. Battiston, G. Healy, A. Johnson, K. O'Donnell, M. Seddon
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1983 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 May 1983
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
19,955
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 4 | 20 | . | 9 | 22 | . | 17 | 22 | . | 17 | (149) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Margin | MELB by 19 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 48 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Terry Daniher
(Essendon),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Beddison, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Copping, Stephen | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 6 | 5 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Otway, Wayne | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Thomson, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 17 | 342 | 225 | 117 | 75 | 55 | 30 | 29 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Ellingworth, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | McLean, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Seddon, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Sutcliffe, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Tossol, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 13 | 311 | 214 | 97 | 82 | 13 | 29 | 30 | |||