1985 VFL Round 6: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1985 between Essendon and Carlton during round 6 of the 1985 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Terry Daniher captained the hosts.
Wayne Johnston captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), L. Baker, P. Bradbury, S. Carey, N. Clarke, F. Dunell, T. Elshaug, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Heard, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, T. Watson, P. Weston, D. Williams
Carlton
W. Johnston (capt.), T. Alvin, R. Ashman, R. Baynes, W. Blackwell, P. Dean, D. Glascott, W. Harmes, B. Hartney, S. Howell, M. MacLure, J. Madden, P. Meldrum, A. Montgomery, F. Murphy, B. Reid, D. Rhys-Jones, S. Robertson, P. Rohde, K. Sheldon
Essendon (27.14.176) defeated Carlton (8.19.67).
Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Harvey (7), R. Merrett (5), T. Daniher (3), T. Elshaug (3), L. Baker (2), P. Vander Haar (2), T. Watson (2), G. Foulds, S. Heard, P. Weston
Carlton: T. Alvin (2), M. MacLure (2), R. Ashman, P. Meldrum, F. Murphy, S. Robertson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Carlton were then 9th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 4 May 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
22,928
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 1 | 11 | . | 4 | 19 | . | 9 | 27 | . | 14 | 27 | . | 14 | (176) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 19 | 8 | . | 19 | (67) |
| Margin | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 79 | ESSE by 109 | ESSE by 109 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
David Parkin
(Carlton)
Captains:
Terry Daniher
(Essendon),
Wayne Johnston
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson,
J. Russo
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Merrett | ESSE | 25 | 3 |
| Mark Harvey | ESSE | 38 | 2 |
| Glenn Hawker | ESSE | 33 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 7 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 27 | 14 | 373 | 240 | 133 | 87 | 16 | 29 | 41 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Alvin, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Baynes, Rhett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Blackwell, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Dean, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Glascott, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Harmes, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Hartney, Brendan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Howell, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Johnston, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Madden, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Meldrum, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Montgomery, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Murphy, Fraser | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Rhys-Jones, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Robertson, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Sheldon, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 6 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 19 | 278 | 195 | 83 | 46 | 9 | 41 | 29 | |||