1983 VFL Round 17: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1983 between Footscray and Essendon during round 17 of the 1983 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Jim Edmond captained the hosts.
Terry Daniher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ian Hampshire and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), R. Anderson, S. Beasley, C. Burton, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, M. Egan, C. Hansen, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, R. Kennedy, R. Klomp, S. Lunn, M. McKenna, M. McLean, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis, G. Walpole
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), P. Bradbury, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, C. Clayton, S. Copping, B. Duckworth, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, S. Heard, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, C. Waterson, T. Watson, P. Weston, D. Williams
Footscray (16.11.107) were defeated by Essendon (18.17.125).
Goalkickers
Footscray: S. Beasley (5), S. Lunn (4), J. Edmond (2), B. Cordy, M. Egan, R. Kennedy, M. McKenna, G. Walpole
Essendon: S. Copping (4), R. Merrett (4), S. Madden (3), G. Hawker (2), T. Daniher, G. Foulds, C. Waterson, T. Watson, D. Williams
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1983 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 23 July 1983
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,708
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| Essendon | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 17 | (125) |
| Margin | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Hampshire
(Footscray),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jim Edmond
(Footscray),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Carbines,
G. Sidebottom
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Anderson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Klomp, Robbert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Lunn, Stephen | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 34 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 4 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Sewell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Walpole, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 11 | 266 | 178 | 88 | 57 | 25 | 36 | 36 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Copping, Stephen | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Waterson, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 42 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 17 | 317 | 214 | 103 | 68 | 40 | 36 | 36 | |||