1985 VFL Round 20: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1985 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 20 of the 1985 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Gerard Healy captained the hosts.
Terry Daniher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Melbourne
Gerard Healy (capt.), A. Battiston, D. Bourke, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, D. Cox, J. Fidge, T. Fidge, Greg Healy, D. Hughes, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, N. Kol, D. Louttit, P. Moore, S. Newport, M. O'Sullivan, R. White, M. Withers, S. Zantuck
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), L. Baker, P. Banfield, S. Clark, B. Duckworth, F. Dunell, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, T. Spencer, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson, P. Weston, D. Williams
Melbourne (15.7.97) were defeated by Essendon (17.10.112).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Cordner (4), T. Fidge (3), A. Jarrott (2), S. Newport (2), M. Withers (2), D. Cox, P. Moore
Essendon: T. Daniher (4), R. Merrett (3), M. Neagle (2), L. Baker, P. Banfield, S. Clark, A. Ezard, M. Harvey, S. Madden, T. Spencer, D. Williams
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
22,193
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 7 | (97) |
| Essendon | 8 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 10 | (112) |
| Margin | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 50 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Gerard Healy
(Melbourne),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Howe,
M. Westgarth
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Madden | ESSE | 27 | 3 |
| Alan Johnson | MELB | 9 | 2 |
| Bill Duckworth | ESSE | 22 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Bourke, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Cox, Darryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 44 | Fidge, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Fidge, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Kol, Nigel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 46 | Louttit, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 48 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | O'Sullivan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | White, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | Withers, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 7 | 278 | 195 | 83 | 61 | 18 | 31 | 32 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Banfield, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 10 | 312 | 212 | 100 | 85 | 30 | 32 | 31 | |||