1985 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1985 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 4 of the 1985 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at VFL Park.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
Jim Edmond captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, J. Fidge, P. Giles, R. Grinter, G. Healy, D. Hughes, S. Icke, A. Johnson, P. Moore, M. O'Sullivan, P. Payne, R. Richards, R. White, B. Wilson, M. Withers, S. Zantuck
Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), L. Bamblett, S. Beasley, T. Buhagiar, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, A. Daniels, M. Egan, M. Ford, P. Foster, R. Groenewegen, B. Hardie, D. Hawkins, R. Kennedy, S. MacPherson, M. McLean, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis
Melbourne (14.18.102) defeated Footscray (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Wilson (5), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, D. Cordner, J. Fidge, R. Grinter, A. Johnson, P. Payne, R. Richards, M. Withers
Footscray: T. Buhagiar (3), S. MacPherson (3), S. Beasley (2), L. Bamblett, B. Cordy, A. Daniels, J. Edmond
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 20 April 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
20,797
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 18 | 14 | . | 18 | (102) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 10 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
Jim Edmond
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Castle,
G. Morrow
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Withers | MELB | 15 | 3 |
| Andrew Purser | FOOT | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Wilson | MELB | 7 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Fidge, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | O'Sullivan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | Payne, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | White, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 5 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Withers, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 18 | 311 | 218 | 93 | 69 | 13 | 41 | 35 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bamblett, Les | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Daniels, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Hardie, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Sewell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | 248 | 195 | 53 | 46 | 15 | 35 | 41 | |||