1983 VFL Round 19: Essendon v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1983 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 19 of the 1983 VFL season. Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill. Terry Daniher captained the hosts. Leigh Matthews captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), R. Andrews, P. Bradbury, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, C. Clayton, B. Duckworth, F. Dunell, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, R. Kink, S. Madden, R. Merrett, P. Salmon, C. Waterson, T. Watson, P. Weston, D. Williams, B. Wood

Hawthorn
Back: G. Ayres, K. Moore, R. Greene
Half-back: D. Polkinghorne, C. Mew, R. Eade
Centre: C. Langford, T. Wallace, R. DiPierdomenico
Half-forward: J. Kennedy, P. Knights, R. Shields
Forward: M. McCarthy, D. Brereton, L. Matthews (capt.)
Follower: I. Paton, G. Buckenara, C. Robertson
Int.: G. Fowler, P. Schwab

Essendon (23.18.156) defeated Hawthorn (16.14.110).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Daniher (7), R. Kink (6), G. Foulds (2), S. Madden (2), T. Buhagiar, N. Clarke, F. Dunell, A. Ezard, C. Waterson, T. Watson
Hawthorn: P. Knights (4), G. Buckenara (3), L. Matthews (3), R. Shields (2), D. Brereton, R. DiPierdomenico, I. Paton, P. Schwab

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Essendon v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 6 August 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 19,237

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Hawthorn
Score: 23.18.156 - 16.14.110

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 10 . 4 13 . 6 19 . 12 23 . 18 23 . 18 (156)
Hawthorn 3 . 1 8 . 7 10 . 10 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
Margin ESSE by 45 ESSE by 29 ESSE by 56 ESSE by 46 ESSE by 46
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Allan Jeans (Hawthorn)
Captains: Terry Daniher (Essendon), Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. James, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 4 1 1 4
36 Bradbury, Peter ? ? 0 0 25 17 8 6 1 4 3
20 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 1 1 24 10 14 0 1 3 3
17 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 0 1
8 Clarke, Neil ? ? 1 2 19 17 2 2 0 2 2
12 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 2 0 1 0
5 Daniher, Terry (c) ? ? 7 4 21 18 3 12 0 2 3
22 Duckworth, Bill ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 4 0 1 2
7 Dunell, Frank ? ? 1 0 17 10 7 4 0 3 1
43 Ezard, Alan ? ? 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 1
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 2 0 22 17 5 1 0 3 4
23 Kink, Rene ? ? 6 4 21 13 8 5 0 1 2
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 2 1 13 11 2 7 37 1 4
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 3 12 2 3
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 3 0 0 0
35 Waterson, Chris ? ? 1 2 18 12 6 3 0 1 2
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 1 0 29 17 12 6 0 4 0
28 Weston, Paul ? ? 0 0 9 3 6 1 0 1 1
42 Williams, Darren ? ? 0 2 16 14 2 1 0 4 3
2 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 4 0 0 4
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 23 18 324 213 111 71 52 35 43

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
7 Ayres, Gary BPL ? 0 0 14 12 2 6 0 5 4
23 Brereton, Dermott FF ? 1 1 10 5 5 4 0 1 1
11 Buckenara, Gary RR ? 3 3 12 10 2 4 0 1 2
9 DiPierdomenico, Robert WR ? 1 1 20 13 7 3 0 4 5
26 Eade, Rodney HBFR ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 2 2
2 Fowler, Grant INT ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1
29 Greene, Russell BPR ? 0 0 20 8 12 4 0 5 1
34 Kennedy, John HFFL ? 0 1 10 6 4 3 1 2 0
24 Knights, Peter CHF ? 4 1 19 13 6 8 3 3 1
28 Langford, Chris WL ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 0 1 2
3 Matthews, Leigh (c) FPR ? 3 2 21 15 6 4 0 1 0
20 McCarthy, Michael FPL ? 0 1 7 4 3 3 14 1 6
46 Mew, Chris CHB ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 4 1 1
15 Moore, Kelvin FB ? 0 0 11 7 4 4 2 2 1
12 Paton, Ian RU ? 1 0 15 10 5 4 15 6 1
10 Polkinghorne, David HBFL ? 0 1 15 5 10 1 0 0 0
32 Robertson, Colin RO ? 0 0 31 16 15 3 0 3 2
30 Schwab, Peter INT ? 1 0 14 10 4 3 0 0 1
33 Shields, Russell HFFR ? 2 0 8 5 3 1 0 0 1
16 Wallace, Terry C ? 0 2 36 33 3 3 0 5 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 14 299 198 101 62 39 43 35

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

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 G. Ayres 15 K. Moore 29 R. Greene













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



10 D. Polkinghorne 46 C. Mew 26 R. Eade













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



28 C. Langford 16 T. Wallace 9 R. DiPierdomenico









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 I. Paton 2 G. Fowler
HALF-FORWARD 11 G. Buckenara 30 P. Schwab
34 J. Kennedy 24 P. Knights 33 R. Shields 32 C. Robertson











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



20 M. McCarthy 23 D. Brereton 3 L. Matthews (c)













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Allan Jeans