1984 VFL Preliminary Final: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 22 September 1984 between Essendon and Collingwood in the preliminary final of the 1984 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at VFL Park.
Terry Daniher captained the hosts.
In the absence of Mark Williams, deputy vice-captain Michael Taylor captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by John Cahill.
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), L. Baker, P. Bradbury, T. Buhagiar, N. Clarke, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Heard, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, T. Watson, P. Weston, D. Williams
Collingwood
M. Taylor (capt.), B. Abernethy, R. Andrews, D. Banks, R. Barham, M. Browne, P. Daicos, W. Fellowes, P. McCormack, R. McKeown, I. McMullin, D. Millane, S. Morwood, G. Phillips, M. Richardson, D. Shaw, G. Shaw, N. Shaw, T. Shaw, D. Twomey
Essendon (28.6.174) defeated Collingwood (5.11.41).
Goalkickers
Essendon: L. Baker (6), P. Vander Haar (5), M. Harvey (4), D. Williams (4), T. Daniher (3), T. Watson (2), T. Buhagiar, N. Clarke, A. Ezard, S. Madden
Collingwood: R. Andrews (3), G. Shaw, T. Shaw
As a result of this match, Essendon faced Hawthorn in the grand final and Collingwood were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1984 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 22 September 1984
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
73,550
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Collingwood
Score:
28.6.174 - 5.11.41
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 8 | . | 1 | 17 | . | 6 | 21 | . | 6 | 28 | . | 6 | 28 | . | 6 | (174) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 11 | (41) |
| Margin | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 84 | ESSE by 99 | ESSE by 133 | ESSE by 133 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
John Cahill
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Terry Daniher
(Essendon),
Michael Taylor
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
R. Sawers
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 28 | 6 | 377 | 255 | 122 | 87 | 48 | 29 | 26 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Abernethy, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Banks, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Browne, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Daicos, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Fellowes, Wes | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | McKeown, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | McMullin, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Millane, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Morwood, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Phillips, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Richardson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | Shaw, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Shaw, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Shaw, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Shaw, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Taylor, Michael (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Twomey, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 11 | 281 | 193 | 88 | 72 | 18 | 26 | 29 | |||