1983 VFL Round 20: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1983 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 20 of the 1983 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
Terry Daniher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), A. Battiston, G. Boland, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, D. Dickson, R. Ellingworth, T. Fidge, S. Icke, A. Johnson, G. McLean, P. Moore, K. O'Donnell, R. Richards, M. Seddon, S. Smith, D. Williams, B. Wilson, R. Wright, S. Zantuck
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), R. Andrews, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, C. Clayton, S. Copping, B. Duckworth, F. Dunell, A. Ezard, G. Hawker, R. Kink, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, S. Richardson, T. Watson, P. Weston, D. Williams, B. Wood
Melbourne (19.10.124) were defeated by Essendon (21.15.141).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Flower (6), B. Wilson (5), D. Williams (3), C. Connolly, R. Ellingworth, T. Fidge, P. Moore, M. Seddon
Essendon: R. Kink (5), R. Merrett (4), T. Daniher (3), M. Neagle (2), S. Richardson (2), T. Buhagiar, A. Ezard, S. Madden, T. Watson, B. Wood
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1983 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 13 August 1983
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
38,620
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 8 | 19 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 10 | (124) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 9 | 21 | . | 15 | 21 | . | 15 | (141) |
| Margin | MELB by 16 | MELB by 8 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sawers,
G. Sidebottom
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | Boland, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Dickson, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Ellingworth, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | Fidge, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | McLean, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Seddon, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | Wright, Rodney | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 10 | 309 | 206 | 103 | 65 | 20 | 34 | 31 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Copping, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Richardson, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 15 | 321 | 210 | 111 | 71 | 46 | 31 | 34 | |||