1986 VFL Round 3: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 1986 between Footscray and Essendon during round 3 of the 1986 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
Rick Kennedy captained the hosts.
Terry Daniher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), D. Baxter, P. Baxter, S. Beasley, G. Cordy, A. Daniels, R. Groenewegen, B. Hardie, D. Hawkins, M. Kellett, R. MacPherson, S. MacPherson, T. McGuinness, M. McLean, A. Petraglia, A. Purser, M. Rance, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), P. Banfield, S. Clark, F. Dunell, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Madden, R. Merrett, B. Phillips, P. Salmon, T. Spencer, M. Thompson, M. Thomson, K. Walsh, T. Watson, B. Winton, B. Wood
Footscray (11.15.81) were defeated by Essendon (13.11.89).
Goalkickers
Footscray: S. Beasley (5), T. McGuinness (3), S. MacPherson (2), B. Hardie
Essendon: S. Clark (4), T. Spencer (3), S. Madden (2), T. Daniher, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, R. Merrett
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1986 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 12 April 1986
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
33,546
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Rick Kennedy
(Footscray),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Clayton,
D. Howlett
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Madden | ESSE | 27 | 3 |
| Glenn Hawker | ESSE | 33 | 2 |
| Brian Royal | FOOT | 33 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Baxter, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Cordy, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniels, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Hardie, Brad | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | MacPherson, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | McGuinness, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Petraglia, Angelo | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Rance, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Sewell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | 297 | 218 | 79 | 88 | 15 | 43 | 30 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Banfield, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Phillips, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | Thomson, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Winton, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | 317 | 227 | 90 | 75 | 19 | 30 | 43 | |||