1985 VFL Round 17: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1985 between Carlton and Essendon during round 17 of the 1985 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
Wayne Johnston captained the hosts.
Tim Watson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Carlton
W. Johnston (capt.), T. Alvin, R. Ashman, P. Dean, D. English, W. Harmes, K. Hunter, S. Kourkoumelis, M. MacLure, J. Madden, P. McConville, W. McKenzie, P. Meldrum, F. Murphy, B. Reid, D. Rhys-Jones, P. Rohde, K. Sheldon, S. Silvagni, M. Williams
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), L. Baker, P. Bradbury, S. Carey, N. Clarke, F. Dunell, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, R. Kink, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, S. Pirrie, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, P. Weston, D. Williams
Carlton (18.12.120) defeated Essendon (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
Carlton: W. Harmes (4), R. Ashman (3), K. Hunter (3), M. MacLure (2), P. McConville (2), F. Murphy (2), D. English, K. Sheldon
Essendon: R. Kink (3), P. Bradbury, N. Clarke, T. Elshaug, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, R. Merrett, P. Vander Haar
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 27 July 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
28,777
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | level | CARL by 31 | CARL by 51 | CARL by 52 | CARL by 52 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
David Parkin
(Carlton),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Wayne Johnston
(Carlton),
Tim Watson
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Howlett,
J. Russo
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Madden | CARL | 44 | 3 |
| Wayne Harmes | CARL | 37 | 2 |
| Stephen Silvagni | CARL | 1 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Alvin, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | Dean, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | English, Des | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Harmes, Wayne | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Hunter, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Johnston, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 28 | Kourkoumelis, Spiro | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 44 | Madden, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| 33 | McConville, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | McKenzie, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Meldrum, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Murphy, Fraser | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Rhys-Jones, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Sheldon, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Silvagni, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Williams, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 12 | 307 | 211 | 96 | 66 | 16 | 35 | 39 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 38 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Pirrie, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | 295 | 199 | 96 | 53 | 8 | 39 | 35 | |||