1984 VFL Round 9: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1984 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1984 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at VFL Park.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Footscray
S. Beasley, C. Burton, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, E. Dunne, M. Egan, C. Hansen, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, R. Kennedy, S. Lunn, M. McKenna, M. McLean, A. Purser, I. Rickman, B. Royal, J. Sewell, Z. Tzatzaris, S. Wallis, I. Williams
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, R. Ellingworth, J. Fidge, P. Giles, Gerard Healy, Greg Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, P. Moore, M. O'Sullivan, S. Smith, K. Templeton, P. Thorne, D. Williams, G. Yeats, S. Zantuck
Footscray (11.15.81) were defeated by Melbourne (23.21.159).
Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Kennedy (5), S. Beasley, E. Dunne, M. McKenna, I. Rickman, J. Sewell, I. Williams
Melbourne: K. Templeton (8), P. Thorne (7), J. Fidge (2), Greg Healy (2), R. Flower, Gerard Healy, A. Johnson, D. Williams
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 8th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1984 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1984
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
20,056
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 18 | . | 15 | 23 | . | 21 | 23 | . | 21 | (159) |
| Margin | MELB by 24 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 52 | MELB by 78 | MELB by 78 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Morrow,
I. Robinson
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Flower | MELB | 2 | 3 |
| Kelvin Templeton | MELB | 31 | 2 |
| Peter Thorne | MELB | 8 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Dunne, Emmett | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Lunn, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Rickman, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Sewell, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Tzatzaris, Zeno | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Williams, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | 280 | 194 | 86 | 57 | 25 | 35 | 31 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Ellingworth, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Fidge, John | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | O'Sullivan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 8 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Thorne, Peter | ? | ? | 7 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 21 | 328 | 222 | 106 | 89 | 33 | 31 | 35 | |||