1985 VFL Round 15: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1985 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 15 of the 1985 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
Mark Williams captained the hosts with, in the absence of David Cloke, deputy vice-captain Tony Shaw as vice-captain.
Tim Watson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Collingwood
M. Williams (capt.), T. Shaw (vice-capt.), B. Abernethy, R. Barham, M. Beers, D. Collins, R. Dickson, C. Doyle, W. Fellowes, J. Manson, P. McCormack, R. McKeown, D. Millane, G. Phillips, G. Raines, M. Richardson, G. Smith, G. Sumner, B. Taylor, A. Witts
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), L. Baker, S. Carey, N. Clarke, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, M. Harbinson, M. Harvey, R. Kink, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, P. Salmon, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, C. Waterson, P. Weston, D. Williams, B. Wood
Collingwood (11.12.78) were defeated by Essendon (13.11.89).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: B. Taylor (3), D. Collins (2), G. Raines (2), R. Barham, J. Manson, R. McKeown, T. Shaw
Essendon: M. Harvey (4), R. Merrett (2), P. Salmon (2), P. Weston (2), R. Kink, S. Madden, T. Watson
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 6th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 6 July 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
26,014
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Essendon
Score:
11.12.78 - 13.11.89
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Margin | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Rose
(Collingwood),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Mark Williams
(Collingwood),
Tim Watson
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Tony Shaw
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Rich,
I. Robinson
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Walsh | ESSE | 30 | 3 |
| Peter McCormack | COLL | 6 | 2 |
| Greg Phillips | COLL | 3 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Abernethy, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Beers, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Collins, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Dickson, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Doyle, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Fellowes, Wes | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 30 | Manson, James | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | McKeown, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Millane, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Phillips, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Richardson, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Shaw, Tony (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Smith, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Sumner, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Taylor, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Williams, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 65 | Witts, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | 298 | 200 | 98 | 74 | 13 | 33 | 27 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Harbinson, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Waterson, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | 310 | 211 | 99 | 74 | 24 | 27 | 33 | |||