1983 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1983 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 14 of the 1983 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Ian Hampshire.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), C. Connolly, D. Cordner, D. Dickson, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, S. McCarthy, G. McLean, K. O'Donnell, R. Richards, S. Smith, K. Templeton, B. Wilson, R. Wright, S. Zantuck
Footscray
S. Beasley, C. Burton, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, B. Duperouzel, M. Egan, A. Ford, P. Foster, C. Gorozidis, C. Hansen, D. Hawkins, G. Jennings, M. Kellett, S. Lunn, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis, T. Wheeler, I. Williams
Melbourne (14.15.99) defeated Footscray (12.13.85).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: T. Elshaug (2), G. Healy (2), K. Templeton (2), C. Connolly, R. Ellingworth, R. Flower, P. Giles, S. Icke, A. Johnson, K. O'Donnell, B. Wilson
Footscray: A. Ford (4), C. Gorozidis (3), G. Jennings (2), D. Hawkins, B. Royal, S. Wallis
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1983 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 25 June 1983
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
19,306
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Footscray | 0 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Margin | MELB by 13 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 3 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Ian Hampshire
(Footscray)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Howlett,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Dickson, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Ellingworth, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | McCarthy, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 26 | McLean, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Wright, Rodney | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | 317 | 215 | 102 | 72 | 28 | 44 | 41 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 38 | Duperouzel, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Ford, Alister | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Gorozidis, Con | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 17 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Lunn, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 2 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Sewell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Williams, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | 294 | 189 | 105 | 59 | 35 | 41 | 44 | |||