1984 VFL Round 16: Sydney v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1984 between Sydney and Footscray during round 16 of the 1984 VFL season. Sydney hosted Footscray at SCG. Mark Browning captained the hosts. Jim Edmond captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Hammond and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.

Sydney
M. Browning (capt.), D. Ackerly, C. Braddy, W. Capper, D. Carroll, W. Carroll, R. Carter, A. Daniher, B. Evans, P. Foy, P. Hawke, C. Holden, B. Mitchell, T. Morwood, B. Picken, D. Rhys-Jones, I. Roberts, G. Smith, S. Taubert, M. Whitzell

Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), D. Baxter, S. Beasley, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, E. Dunne, B. Duperouzel, M. Egan, P. Foster, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, R. Kennedy, R. MacPherson, S. MacPherson, M. McKenna, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis, I. Williams

Sydney (16.17.113) defeated Footscray (12.15.87).

Goalkickers
Sydney: W. Capper (4), W. Carroll (3), T. Morwood (3), B. Mitchell (2), D. Carroll, B. Evans, P. Foy, P. Hawke
Footscray: E. Dunne (3), J. Edmond (3), S. Beasley (2), B. Duperouzel (2), N. Cordy, R. Kennedy

As a result of this match, Sydney were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1984 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Sydney v Footscray
Date: Sunday 15 July 1984
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: SCG
Attendance: 10,644

Match Results

Outcome: Sydney def. Footscray
Score: 16.17.113 - 12.15.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sydney 5 . 5 9 . 10 12 . 14 16 . 17 16 . 17 (113)
Footscray 2 . 4 5 . 5 9 . 8 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Margin SYDN by 19 SYDN by 29 SYDN by 24 SYDN by 26 SYDN by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Hammond (Sydney), Mick Malthouse (Footscray)
Captains: Mark Browning (Sydney), Jim Edmond (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson, K. Smith

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Tony Morwood SYDN 21 3
Paul Hawke SYDN 34 2
Craig Holden SYDN 22 1

Player Statistics

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
9 Ackerly, David ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 4 0 1 0
12 Braddy, Craig ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 2 3 0 1
11 Browning, Mark (c) ? ? 0 0 27 15 12 5 0 2 2
39 Capper, Warwick ? ? 4 4 13 10 3 8 2 1 2
7 Carroll, Dennis ? ? 1 1 22 14 8 4 0 1 1
18 Carroll, Wayne ? ? 3 1 12 6 6 5 1 1 2
13 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1
19 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 2 3 2 0
15 Evans, Bernie ? ? 1 4 20 16 4 4 0 1 2
29 Foy, Pat ? ? 1 0 15 5 10 4 0 2 0
34 Hawke, Paul ? ? 1 1 23 7 16 4 0 5 1
22 Holden, Craig ? ? 0 0 30 23 7 7 0 3 2
49 Mitchell, Barry ? ? 2 0 17 12 5 5 0 2 2
21 Morwood, Tony ? ? 3 1 24 18 6 10 0 3 3
14 Picken, Bill ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 Rhys-Jones, David ? ? 0 1 22 11 11 3 3 2 4
5 Roberts, Ian ? ? 0 1 23 14 9 3 1 2 0
8 Smith, Greg ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 2 0 2 3
24 Taubert, Steven ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 32 4 1
36 Whitzell, Mark ? ? 0 2 12 8 4 1 0 2 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 17 329 201 128 76 45 36 27

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
35 Baxter, Darren ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 2 0
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 2 3 7 6 1 7 0 0 2
49 Cordy, Brian ? ? 0 2 12 10 2 1 0 1 0
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 1 1 17 11 6 8 0 1 1
4 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 3 0 4 3 1 3 7 0 1
38 Duperouzel, Bruce ? ? 2 0 19 16 3 1 0 3 3
20 Edmond, Jim (c) ? ? 3 2 24 18 6 9 0 7 2
10 Egan, Mick ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 1 3
32 Foster, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 1 0
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 3 0 1 2
3 Kellett, Mark ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 1 2
8 Kennedy, Rick ? ? 1 0 14 10 4 4 2 2 2
43 MacPherson, Rod ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 1 0 2 1
27 MacPherson, Stephen ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 1 0 0 1
34 McKenna, Michael ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 0 0 21 10 11 7 26 2 6
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 0 3 22 17 5 3 0 2 3
2 Sewell, Jim ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 5 1 0 0
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 3 0 1 4
5 Williams, Ian ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 12 15 274 186 88 65 36 27 36

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