1984 VFL Round 19: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1984 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 19 of the 1984 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Steven Smith captained the hosts.
Jim Edmond captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
Melbourne
S. Smith (capt.), B. Bailey, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, R. Ellingworth, J. Fidge, P. Giles, G. Healy, D. Hughes, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, P. Moore, R. Richards, F. Rugolo, X. Tanner, K. Templeton, D. Williams, B. Wilson, R. Wright, S. Zantuck
Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), L. Bamblett, D. Baxter, S. Beasley, C. Burton, B. Cordy, M. Egan, P. Foster, R. Groenewegen, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, R. Kennedy, R. MacPherson, S. MacPherson, M. McKenna, M. McLean, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis
Melbourne (15.13.103) were defeated by Footscray (20.15.135).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Fidge (3), C. Connolly (2), R. Ellingworth (2), G. Healy (2), R. Richards (2), B. Bailey, D. Cordner, F. Rugolo, X. Tanner
Footscray: S. Beasley (7), J. Sewell (5), R. MacPherson (2), S. MacPherson (2), B. Royal (2), C. Burton, R. Groenewegen
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1984 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1984
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
18,091
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 13 | 20 | . | 15 | 20 | . | 15 | (135) |
| Margin | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 55 | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray)
Captains:
Steven Smith
(Melbourne),
Jim Edmond
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
K. Smith
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Beasley | FOOT | 18 | 3 |
| Peter Moore | MELB | 30 | 2 |
| Jim Sewell | FOOT | 2 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Ellingworth, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Fidge, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Rugolo, Francesco | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Smith, Steven (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Tanner, Xavier | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Wright, Rodney | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 13 | 311 | 203 | 108 | 76 | 27 | 32 | 30 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bamblett, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 43 | MacPherson, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 3 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Sewell, Jim | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 15 | 278 | 207 | 71 | 74 | 28 | 30 | 32 | |||