1984 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1984 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 4 of the 1984 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
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. Dickson, J. Fidge, G. Healy, D. Hughes, G. Hutchison, A. Jarrott, G. McLean, P. Moore, K. O'Donnell, M. O'Sullivan, M. Reynolds, S. Smith, K. Templeton, P. Thorne, P. Tossol, M. Withers
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), L. Baker, P. Bradbury, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, B. Duckworth, F. Dunell, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Heard, S. Madden, R. Merrett, P. Salmon, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson, P. Weston, D. Williams
Melbourne (14.7.91) were defeated by Essendon (17.24.126).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Fidge (4), R. Flower (4), C. Connolly, D. Hughes, G. Hutchison, K. O'Donnell, K. Templeton, P. Thorne
Essendon: T. Buhagiar (4), P. Salmon (4), F. Dunell (2), M. Harvey (2), P. Bradbury, N. Clarke, G. Foulds, S. Madden, R. Merrett
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1984 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1984
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
31,535
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 2 | 14 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 7 | (91) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 22 | 17 | . | 24 | 17 | . | 24 | (126) |
| Margin | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 50 | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sawers,
B. Woodhead
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bradbury | ESSE | 36 | 3 |
| Tony Buhagiar | ESSE | 20 | 2 |
| Leon Baker | ESSE | 4 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Boland, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Dickson, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Fidge, John | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | McLean, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 6 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | O'Sullivan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 | Reynolds, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Thorne, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Tossol, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Withers, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 7 | 285 | 186 | 99 | 49 | 29 | 34 | 21 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 3 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 24 | 321 | 226 | 95 | 87 | 40 | 21 | 34 | |||