1983 VFL Round 21: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1983 between Geelong and Essendon during round 21 of the 1983 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Ian Nankervis captained the hosts.
Terry Daniher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Geelong
I. Nankervis (capt.), A. Bews, M. Bos, D. Bourke, T. Bright, N. Bruns, R. Card, P. Featherby, P. Johnston, M. Kol, G. Malarkey, J. Mossop, B. Nankervis, R. Neal, D. O'Keeffe, B. Peake, M. Reed, B. Toohey, M. Witcombe, M. Yeates
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), R. Andrews, P. Bradbury, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, C. Clayton, B. Duckworth, F. Dunell, A. Ezard, G. Hawker, S. Heard, R. Kink, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, T. Watson, P. Weston, D. Williams, B. Wood
Geelong (12.11.83) were defeated by Essendon (26.9.165).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Toohey (3), J. Mossop (2), M. Reed (2), T. Bright, P. Featherby, M. Kol, B. Peake, M. Witcombe
Essendon: T. Daniher (6), R. Kink (4), S. Madden (4), G. Hawker (3), R. Merrett (2), D. Williams (2), T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, F. Dunell, S. Heard, T. Watson
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1983 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1983
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
20,110
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Essendon | 8 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 5 | 20 | . | 6 | 26 | . | 9 | 26 | . | 9 | (165) |
| Margin | ESSE by 44 | ESSE by 63 | ESSE by 86 | ESSE by 82 | ESSE by 82 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Geelong),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ian Nankervis
(Geelong),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Carbines,
B. Hood
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bews, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Bos, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Bourke, Damian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Bright, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Card, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 37 | Kol, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Malarkey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | O'Keeffe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Peake, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Reed, Malcolm | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Witcombe, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Yeates, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | 300 | 207 | 93 | 69 | 36 | 42 | 37 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 43 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 42 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 26 | 9 | 345 | 209 | 136 | 63 | 37 | 37 | 42 | |||