1985 VFL Round 16: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1985 between Essendon and Footscray during round 16 of the 1985 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Tim Watson captained the hosts.
Jim Edmond captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), L. Baker, P. Banfield, S. Clark, N. Clarke, F. Dunell, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, R. Kink, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, C. Waterson, P. Weston, D. Williams
Footscray
J. Edmond (capt.), L. Bamblett, S. Beasley, T. Buhagiar, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, A. Daniels, P. Foster, R. Groenewegen, B. Hardie, D. Hawkins, R. MacPherson, S. MacPherson, P. Maylin, M. McLean, N. Peart, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis
Essendon (17.10.112) defeated Footscray (13.10.88).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Elshaug (6), P. Vander Haar (4), R. Merrett (2), D. Williams (2), N. Clarke, M. Harvey, T. Watson
Footscray: S. Beasley (4), T. Buhagiar (2), L. Bamblett, B. Cordy, A. Daniels, J. Edmond, D. Hawkins, M. McLean, N. Peart
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 20 July 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
28,270
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 1 | 12 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 10 | (112) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Margin | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 46 | ESSE by 55 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray)
Captains:
Tim Watson
(Essendon),
Jim Edmond
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Morrow,
R. Sawers
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Vander Haar | ESSE | 18 | 3 |
| Tim Watson | ESSE | 32 | 2 |
| Garry Foulds | ESSE | 10 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Banfield, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 | Waterson, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 10 | 340 | 204 | 136 | 57 | 30 | 34 | 41 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bamblett, Les | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Daniels, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Hardie, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 43 | MacPherson, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Maylin, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Peart, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Sewell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 10 | 268 | 190 | 78 | 63 | 10 | 41 | 34 | |||