1984 VFL Round 14: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1984 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1984 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at VFL Park.
Terry Daniher captained the hosts.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), L. Baker, P. Bradbury, S. Carey, B. Duckworth, F. Dunell, T. Elshaug, M. Eustice, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar, C. Waterson, T. Watson, D. Williams, B. Wood
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, D. Dickson, P. Giles, Gerard Healy, Greg Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, P. Moore, M. Reynolds, R. Richards, S. Smith, K. Templeton, P. Tossol, D. Williams, G. Yeats, S. Zantuck
Essendon (14.15.99) defeated Melbourne (7.14.56).
Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Harvey (4), T. Daniher (2), M. Eustice (2), T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, T. Watson, D. Williams
Melbourne: B. Bailey, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, R. Flower, G. Healy, A. Johnson, P. Tossol
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1984 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 June 1984
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
46,753
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Margin | MELB by 11 | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 43 | ESSE by 43 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Terry Daniher
(Essendon),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Morrow,
R. Sawers
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Merrett | ESSE | 25 | 3 |
| Mark Harvey | ESSE | 38 | 2 |
| Darren Williams | ESSE | 13 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Waterson, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | 296 | 212 | 84 | 66 | 36 | 33 | 43 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Dickson, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 4 |
| 46 | Reynolds, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Tossol, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 14 | 289 | 197 | 92 | 59 | 21 | 43 | 33 | |||