1986 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 29 March 1986 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 1 of the 1986 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park. Mark Williams captained the hosts with, in the absence of David Cloke, deputy vice-captain Tony Shaw as vice-captain. Terry Daniher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Collingwood
M. Williams (capt.), T. Shaw (vice-capt.), B. Abernethy, R. Barham, T. Burgess, G. Daniels, W. Fellowes, M. Gayfer, B. Gloury, J. Manson, R. McKeown, D. Millane, S. Morwood, G. Phillips, B. Picken, G. Raines, M. Richardson, N. Shaw, G. Smith, G. Sumner

Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), L. Baker, S. Clark, F. Dunell, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Madden, R. Merrett, P. Salmon, T. Spencer, M. Thompson, M. Thomson, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, C. Waterson, T. Watson, D. Williams, B. Wood

Collingwood (10.8.68) were defeated by Essendon (19.19.133).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Barham (3), B. Picken (2), T. Burgess, R. McKeown, M. Richardson, N. Shaw, T. Shaw
Essendon: P. Salmon (7), A. Ezard (4), S. Clark, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Thomson, D. Williams

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 12th on the ladder and Essendon were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1986 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Collingwood v Essendon
Date: Saturday 29 March 1986
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 28,634

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Essendon
Score: 10.8.68 - 19.19.133

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 4 . 1 7 . 3 8 . 4 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Essendon 4 . 6 9 . 8 13 . 14 19 . 19 19 . 19 (133)
Margin ESSE by 5 ESSE by 17 ESSE by 40 ESSE by 65 ESSE by 65
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Rose (Collingwood), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Mark Williams (Collingwood), Terry Daniher (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Tony Shaw (Collingwood), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Howe, M. Westgarth

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Paul Vander Haar ESSE 18 3
Paul Salmon ESSE 3 2
Darren Williams ESSE 13 1

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Abernethy, Bruce ? ? 0 1 22 19 3 5 0 2 1
1 Barham, Ricky ? ? 3 0 10 7 3 1 0 2 0
20 Burgess, Tony ? ? 1 1 13 13 0 3 1 3 3
37 Daniels, Greg ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 1
15 Fellowes, Wes ? ? 0 0 6 2 4 1 8 2 1
51 Gayfer, Mick ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 1 0 2 1
38 Gloury, Brett ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2
30 Manson, James ? ? 0 1 10 4 6 2 11 3 1
25 McKeown, Ron ? ? 1 1 7 5 2 3 0 1 1
42 Millane, Darren ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 6 0 3 0
7 Morwood, Shane ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 3 0 0 0
3 Phillips, Greg ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 4 0 1 4
2 Picken, Bill ? ? 2 0 7 6 1 2 0 2 0
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 3 0 0 4
17 Richardson, Mike ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 1 0 1 3
23 Shaw, Neville ? ? 1 1 22 15 7 2 0 4 1
22 Shaw, Tony (avc) ? ? 1 1 28 19 9 3 0 3 2
8 Smith, Greg ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 2 0 2 1
41 Sumner, Gordon ? ? 0 1 12 6 6 4 0 2 0
21 Williams, Mark (c) ? ? 0 1 28 20 8 7 0 4 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 10 8 275 181 94 55 20 38 28

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baker, Leon ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 5 0 2 1
12 Clark, Steven ? ? 1 4 19 14 5 1 0 4 5
5 Daniher, Terry (c) ? ? 0 1 23 18 5 8 0 2 2
7 Dunell, Frank ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 3 0 0 3
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 4 4 23 20 3 4 0 0 2
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 1 0 15 13 2 0 0 5 0
38 Harvey, Mark ? ? 1 1 12 10 2 2 0 0 2
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 1 1 23 16 7 4 0 2 0
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 1 0 10 10 0 3 9 0 0
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 1 1 12 7 5 2 5 1 8
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 7 3 13 12 1 6 2 2 1
40 Spencer, Trevor ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 2 5 1 1
26 Thompson, Mark ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 3 0 2 2
34 Thomson, Michael ? ? 1 0 20 13 7 4 0 0 1
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 5 0 1 0
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 4 5 1 1
35 Waterson, Chris ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 0 0 0 2
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 0 1 19 12 7 3 0 1 1
13 Williams, Darren ? ? 1 0 20 12 8 4 0 3 5
2 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 1 12 8 4 2 0 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 19 19 318 224 94 65 26 28 38

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