1986 VFL Round 4: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1986 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1986 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Terry Daniher captained the hosts.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), P. Bradbury, S. Clark, F. Dunell, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, S. Heard, S. Madden, R. Merrett, G. Raines, P. Salmon, T. Spencer, M. Thompson, M. Thomson, K. Walsh, D. Williams, B. Winton, B. Wood
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), D. Allday, B. Bailey, A. Battiston, D. Bourke, C. Connolly, D. Dickson, S. Eishold, G. Healy, D. Hughes, N. Kol, D. Louttit, G. Lyon, S. Newport, M. Reynolds, R. Richards, S. Stretch, S. Turner, B. Wilson, M. Withers
Essendon (27.8.170) defeated Melbourne (17.6.108).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Merrett (6), T. Daniher (5), A. Ezard (5), P. Salmon (4), T. Spencer (3), S. Clark, S. Heard, M. Thomson, D. Williams
Melbourne: G. Healy (4), G. Lyon (3), D. Allday (2), N. Kol (2), B. Bailey, S. Eishold, D. Louttit, S. Newport, M. Reynolds, R. Richards
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1986 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 April 1986
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,265
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 7 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 7 | 27 | . | 8 | 27 | . | 8 | (170) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 4 | 17 | . | 6 | 17 | . | 6 | (108) |
| Margin | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 62 | ESSE by 62 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Terry Daniher
(Essendon),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
M. Westgarth
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Merrett | ESSE | 25 | 3 |
| Bryan Wood | ESSE | 2 | 2 |
| Terry Daniher | ESSE | 5 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Raines, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | Thomson, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | Winton, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Wood, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 27 | 8 | 350 | 225 | 125 | 59 | 34 | 39 | 24 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Allday, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Bourke, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Dickson, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Kol, Nigel | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 46 | Louttit, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Reynolds, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | Turner, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Withers, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 6 | 255 | 186 | 69 | 41 | 12 | 24 | 39 | |||