1985 VFL Round 21: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1985 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 21 of the 1985 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Terry Daniher captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Graeme Gellie.
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), L. Baker, P. Bradbury, S. Carey, S. Clark, B. Duckworth, F. Dunell, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson, P. Weston, D. Williams
St Kilda
A. Bennett, J. Bennett, P. Brown, G. Burns, D. Cowie, P. Cronan, G. Cunningham, R. Elphinstone, S. Foschini, D. Frawley, D. Grant, A. Jobling, T. Lockett, R. Mace, A. Manning, P. Morwood, P. Narkle, G. Odgers, M. Roberts, A. Sidebottom
Essendon (27.22.184) defeated St Kilda (14.7.91).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Vander Haar (9), R. Merrett (4), D. Williams (4), S. Clark (2), T. Elshaug (2), G. Hawker (2), T. Daniher, B. Duckworth, G. Foulds, M. Harvey
St Kilda: T. Lockett (5), G. Burns (2), G. Odgers (2), P. Brown, S. Foschini, D. Grant, A. Manning, P. Narkle
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1985 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1985
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
14,133
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 9 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 15 | 27 | . | 22 | 27 | . | 22 | (184) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 7 | (91) |
| Margin | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 50 | ESSE by 45 | ESSE by 93 | ESSE by 93 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Graeme Gellie
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Terry Daniher
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
G. Morrow
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Hawker | ESSE | 33 | 3 |
| Tim Watson | ESSE | 32 | 2 |
| Paul Vander Haar | ESSE | 18 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 9 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 27 | 22 | 343 | 213 | 130 | 71 | 34 | 39 | 32 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Bennett, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Bennett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 59 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Burns, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | Cowie, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Cronan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Cunningham, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Elphinstone, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Foschini, Silvio | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Frawley, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Grant, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 46 | Jobling, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Lockett, Tony | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Mace, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Manning, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Morwood, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Narkle, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Odgers, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Roberts, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Sidebottom, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 7 | 281 | 192 | 89 | 82 | 10 | 31 | 39 | |||