1985 VFL Semi Final 2: Essendon v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 14 September 1985 between Essendon and Hawthorn in the second semi final of the 1985 VFL season. Essendon hosted Hawthorn at VFL Park. Terry Daniher captained the hosts. Leigh Matthews captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), L. Baker, N. Clarke, B. Duckworth, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, P. Salmon, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, T. Watson, P. Weston, D. Williams, B. Wood

Hawthorn
Back: P. Schwab, C. Mew, G. Ayres
Half-back: R. Greene, R. Lester-Smith, R. Morris
Centre: G. Buckenara, T. Wallace, R. DiPierdomenico
Half-forward: J. Kennedy, D. Brereton, P. Russo
Forward: L. Matthews (capt.), J. Dunstall, C. Langford
Follower: M. Byrne, R. Handley, R. Loveridge
Int.: P. Abbott, C. Robertson

Essendon (14.18.102) defeated Hawthorn (9.8.62).

Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Foulds (3), R. Merrett (2), M. Thompson (2), L. Baker, T. Daniher, A. Ezard, S. Madden, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, T. Watson
Hawthorn: D. Brereton (2), J. Kennedy (2), G. Buckenara, J. Dunstall, R. Handley, L. Matthews, R. Morris

As a result of this match, Essendon faced Hawthorn in the grand final and Hawthorn faced Footscray in the preliminary final.

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 2
Teams: Essendon v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 14 September 1985
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 67,063

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Hawthorn
Score: 14.18.102 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 4 4 . 8 11 . 14 14 . 18 14 . 18 (102)
Hawthorn 3 . 2 6 . 2 6 . 3 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin ESSE by 8 HWTH by 6 ESSE by 41 ESSE by 40 ESSE by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Allan Jeans (Hawthorn)
Captains: Terry Daniher (Essendon), Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, P. Cameron

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baker, Leon ? ? 1 3 24 20 4 5 0 3 4
8 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 4 0 1 2
5 Daniher, Terry (c) ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 6 0 2 0
22 Duckworth, Bill ? ? 0 1 12 8 4 2 0 1 1
14 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 0 1 27 22 5 1 0 5 2
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 1 1 7 5 2 0 0 0 0
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 3 0 21 14 7 4 0 1 2
38 Harvey, Mark ? ? 0 2 9 6 3 2 0 0 5
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 6 0 0 1
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 1 0 17 6 11 8 11 5 1
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 2 1 14 12 2 3 7 2 5
1 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 0 21 9 12 2 0 2 3
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 2 1 0 0
26 Thompson, Mark ? ? 2 1 27 17 10 5 0 5 1
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 1 3 13 9 4 5 1 3 0
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 1 0 23 11 12 6 0 2 2
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 1 3 32 23 9 5 0 3 2
28 Weston, Paul ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 1 0 1 2
13 Williams, Darren ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 1 0 0 2
2 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 3 0 3 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 18 335 223 112 71 20 39 36

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
39 Abbott, Paul INT ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 2 0
7 Ayres, Gary BPR ? 0 0 16 13 3 4 0 2 2
23 Brereton, Dermott CHF ? 2 0 10 6 4 2 0 3 1
11 Buckenara, Gary WL ? 1 0 10 7 3 6 0 0 2
21 Byrne, Michael RU ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 2
9 DiPierdomenico, Robert WR ? 0 1 11 7 4 2 0 0 5
19 Dunstall, Jason FF ? 1 1 5 4 1 2 0 0 2
29 Greene, Russell HBFL ? 0 0 9 4 5 2 0 2 3
37 Handley, Robert RR ? 1 0 14 9 5 1 0 2 2
34 Kennedy, John HFFL ? 2 0 19 11 8 6 0 1 3
28 Langford, Chris FPR ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 4 1 2
6 Lester-Smith, Rod CHB ? 0 0 19 18 1 3 0 3 2
22 Loveridge, Richard RO ? 0 1 15 13 2 0 0 5 2
3 Matthews, Leigh (c) FPL ? 1 0 8 6 2 3 0 0 4
2 Mew, Chris FB ? 0 0 17 13 4 2 1 2 1
15 Morris, Russell HBFR ? 1 0 19 11 8 4 0 1 1
32 Robertson, Colin INT ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 3 1
4 Russo, Peter HFFR ? 0 0 16 9 7 4 0 4 1
30 Schwab, Peter BPL ? 0 0 16 9 7 6 0 0 0
16 Wallace, Terry C ? 0 0 27 19 8 2 0 4 3
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 9 8 255 172 83 52 6 36 39

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
30 P. Schwab 2 C. Mew 7 G. Ayres













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



29 R. Greene 6 R. Lester-Smith 15 R. Morris













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



11 G. Buckenara 16 T. Wallace 9 R. DiPierdomenico









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 21 M. Byrne 39 P. Abbott
HALF-FORWARD 37 R. Handley 32 C. Robertson
34 J. Kennedy 23 D. Brereton 4 P. Russo 22 R. Loveridge











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



3 L. Matthews (c) 19 J. Dunstall 28 C. Langford













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Allan Jeans