1985 VFL Round 18: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1985 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 18 of the 1985 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Tim Watson captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), L. Baker, P. Banfield, P. Bradbury, N. Clarke, F. Dunell, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, R. Kink, S. Madden, T. Spencer, M. Thompson, K. Walsh, P. Weston, D. Williams, B. Winton, B. Wood
North Melbourne
M. Arceri, J. Collins, D. Crocker, A. Demetriou, D. Dwyer, T. Furey, P. German, R. Glendinning, K. Greig, K. Hodgeman, J. Holt, P. Jonas, P. Krakouer, J. Law, S. McCann, D. McDonald, R. Ramsay, R. Smith, D. Steele, J. Stevenson
Essendon (25.16.166) defeated North Melbourne (8.14.62).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Watson (5), A. Ezard (4), T. Elshaug (3), M. Harvey (3), S. Madden (3), D. Williams (3), N. Clarke, G. Hawker, R. Kink, B. Winton
North Melbourne: M. Arceri, D. Dwyer, T. Furey, K. Hodgeman, P. Jonas, R. Ramsay, R. Smith, D. Steele
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 August 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,741
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
25.16.166 - 8.14.62
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 9 | . | 2 | 18 | . | 8 | 21 | . | 13 | 25 | . | 16 | 25 | . | 16 | (166) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Margin | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 100 | ESSE by 96 | ESSE by 104 | ESSE by 104 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
John Kennedy
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Tim Watson
(Essendon),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
I. Robinson
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Watson | ESSE | 32 | 3 |
| Simon Madden | ESSE | 27 | 2 |
| Alan Ezard | ESSE | 15 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Banfield, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Winton, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 25 | 16 | 353 | 240 | 113 | 92 | 25 | 32 | 30 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Arceri, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Collins, Jon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Demetriou, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Dwyer, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Furey, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | German, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Glendinning, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Hodgeman, Kym | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Holt, John | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Jonas, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Krakouer, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | McDonald, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 30 | Ramsay, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Steele, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Stevenson, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 14 | 254 | 187 | 67 | 66 | 12 | 29 | 32 | |||