1984 VFL Round 5: Footscray v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1984 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 5 of the 1984 VFL season. Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval. Jim Edmond captained the hosts. Leigh Matthews captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), S. Beasley, C. Burton, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, E. Dunne, A. Edwards, M. Egan, C. Hansen, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, R. Kennedy, M. McKenna, A. Purser, I. Rickman, B. Royal, R. Semmens, J. Sewell, S. Wallis, I. Williams

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

Footscray (13.16.94) were defeated by Hawthorn (22.9.141).

Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Edwards (6), M. McKenna (2), S. Wallis (2), N. Cordy, J. Edmond, R. Semmens
Hawthorn: R. DiPierdomenico (4), K. Judge (4), D. Brereton (3), P. Curran (3), M. Tuck (3), M. McCarthy (2), L. Matthews, C. Robertson, T. Wallace

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 7th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1984 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Footscray v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 28 April 1984
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 19,988

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Hawthorn
Score: 13.16.94 - 22.9.141

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 9 3 . 11 8 . 15 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
Hawthorn 5 . 2 15 . 5 18 . 7 22 . 9 22 . 9 (141)
Margin HWTH by 11 HWTH by 66 HWTH by 52 HWTH by 47 HWTH by 47
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mick Malthouse (Footscray), Allan Jeans (Hawthorn)
Captains: Jim Edmond (Footscray), Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Howe, R. Sawers

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Michael Tuck HWTH 17 3
David Polkinghorne HWTH 10 2
Chris Mew HWTH 2 1

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
16 Burton, Chris ? ? 0 0 26 21 5 6 0 3 2
49 Cordy, Brian ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 2 0 2 1
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 1 0 17 8 9 4 0 2 3
4 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 4 6 1 1
20 Edmond, Jim (c) ? ? 1 0 16 9 7 5 0 2 0
30 Edwards, Allan ? ? 6 1 14 12 2 3 4 1 3
10 Egan, Mick ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 5 0 2 1
17 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 2 2
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 1 28 21 7 5 0 3 2
3 Kellett, Mark ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 3 0 1 1
8 Kennedy, Rick ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 2 0 2 2
34 McKenna, Michael ? ? 2 1 29 23 6 1 0 2 3
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 4 19 2 3
37 Rickman, Ian ? ? 0 1 16 10 6 4 0 1 2
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 0 2 26 23 3 3 0 1 0
31 Semmens, Robert ? ? 1 1 12 7 5 2 0 1 1
2 Sewell, Jim ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 2 0
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 2 3 34 23 11 2 0 3 1
5 Williams, Ian ? ? 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 13 16 329 232 97 61 29 34 28

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
7 Ayres, Gary BPL ? 0 0 10 5 5 2 0 0 0
23 Brereton, Dermott CHF ? 3 0 14 12 2 8 0 1 0
21 Byrne, Michael RU ? 0 1 15 7 8 5 19 1 1
25 Curran, Peter FF ? 3 2 11 7 4 8 0 0 2
9 DiPierdomenico, Robert WR ? 4 0 27 22 5 8 0 3 4
29 Greene, Russell BPR ? 0 1 20 12 8 4 0 0 0
1 Judge, Ken HFFR ? 4 0 23 15 8 6 0 2 2
34 Kennedy, John HFFL ? 0 0 22 12 10 3 0 2 4
28 Langford, Chris WL ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 1 0
3 Matthews, Leigh (c) FPR ? 1 1 24 20 4 2 0 5 3
20 McCarthy, Michael FPL ? 2 1 14 9 5 4 1 2 2
2 Mew, Chris CHB ? 0 0 16 9 7 6 0 1 0
15 Moore, Kelvin FB ? 0 0 25 18 7 4 6 0 3
37 Morris, Russell INT ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 3 0
12 Paton, Ian INT ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 7 0 4
10 Polkinghorne, David HBFR ? 0 0 27 18 9 6 0 1 0
32 Robertson, Colin RO ? 1 1 22 12 10 3 0 0 2
30 Schwab, Peter C ? 0 1 20 10 10 2 0 2 2
17 Tuck, Michael RR ? 3 0 31 22 9 4 0 3 1
16 Wallace, Terry HBFL ? 1 0 33 24 9 6 0 1 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 22 9 383 254 129 86 33 28 34

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

Footscray Coach: Mick Malthouse
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 G. Ayres 15 K. Moore 29 R. Greene













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



16 T. Wallace 2 C. Mew 10 D. Polkinghorne













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



28 C. Langford 30 P. Schwab 9 R. DiPierdomenico









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 21 M. Byrne 37 R. Morris
HALF-FORWARD 17 M. Tuck 12 I. Paton
34 J. Kennedy 23 D. Brereton 1 K. Judge 32 C. Robertson











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



20 M. McCarthy 25 P. Curran 3 L. Matthews (c)













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Allan Jeans