1986 VFL Round 6: Hawthorn v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1986 between Hawthorn and Essendon during round 6 of the 1986 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Essendon at VFL Park. Michael Tuck captained the hosts. Terry Daniher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Hawthorn
Back: G. Ayres, R. Lester-Smith, C. Wittman
Half-back: R. Morris, C. Langford, C. Robertson
Centre: P. Schwab, R. Handley, R. DiPierdomenico
Half-forward: G. Buckenara, D. Brereton, K. Judge
Forward: M. Byrne, J. Dunstall, J. Platten
Follower: G. Dear, M. Tuck (capt.), R. Loveridge
Int.: P. Abbott, P. Curran

Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), L. Baker, S. Carey, S. Clark, B. Duckworth, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Heard, S. Madden, R. Merrett, B. Phillips, G. Raines, P. Salmon, T. Spencer, M. Thompson, K. Walsh, C. Waterson

Hawthorn (19.12.126) defeated Essendon (15.12.102).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: D. Brereton (3), M. Byrne (3), J. Dunstall (3), K. Judge (3), M. Tuck (2), G. Buckenara, P. Curran, R. DiPierdomenico, J. Platten, P. Schwab
Essendon: S. Clark (4), A. Ezard (3), L. Baker, T. Daniher, B. Duckworth, T. Elshaug, M. Harvey, S. Madden, R. Merrett, P. Salmon

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1986 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Hawthorn v Essendon
Date: Saturday 3 May 1986
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 38,381

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. Essendon
Score: 19.12.126 - 15.12.102

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 8 . 4 14 . 7 17 . 11 19 . 12 19 . 12 (126)
Essendon 4 . 1 5 . 6 8 . 8 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Margin HWTH by 27 HWTH by 55 HWTH by 57 HWTH by 24 HWTH by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Jeans (Hawthorn), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Michael Tuck (Hawthorn), Terry Daniher (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, J. Russo

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Michael Tuck HWTH 17 3
Richard Loveridge HWTH 22 2
Peter Schwab HWTH 30 1

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
39 Abbott, Paul INT ? 0 0 10 7 3 4 3 0 0
7 Ayres, Gary BPL ? 0 0 18 12 6 5 0 2 3
23 Brereton, Dermott CHF ? 3 0 13 11 2 6 2 1 2
11 Buckenara, Gary HFFL ? 1 0 31 19 12 8 0 1 1
21 Byrne, Michael FPL ? 3 1 16 10 6 6 2 2 3
25 Curran, Peter INT ? 1 1 11 8 3 5 0 2 3
14 Dear, Greg RU ? 0 1 6 2 4 4 5 1 0
9 DiPierdomenico, Robert WR ? 1 0 17 13 4 3 0 2 2
19 Dunstall, Jason FF ? 3 0 9 5 4 4 0 1 2
8 Handley, Robert C ? 0 2 9 8 1 6 0 0 0
1 Judge, Ken HFFR ? 3 2 20 15 5 8 0 2 1
28 Langford, Chris CHB ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 0 0
6 Lester-Smith, Rod FB ? 0 0 20 17 3 2 0 2 0
22 Loveridge, Richard RO ? 0 0 22 13 9 1 0 0 1
15 Morris, Russell HBFL ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 0
44 Platten, John FPR ? 1 2 21 15 6 4 0 3 4
32 Robertson, Colin HBFR ? 0 1 24 13 11 2 0 2 3
30 Schwab, Peter WL ? 1 0 25 12 13 5 0 3 2
17 Tuck, Michael (c) RR ? 2 1 18 13 5 1 1 2 0
31 Wittman, Chris BPR ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 19 12 312 210 102 77 13 29 29

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baker, Leon ? ? 1 0 24 15 9 8 0 1 2
17 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 2 2
12 Clark, Steven ? ? 4 2 18 13 5 7 0 5 0
5 Daniher, Terry (c) ? ? 1 0 17 9 8 5 0 0 2
22 Duckworth, Bill ? ? 1 2 17 10 7 7 0 2 2
14 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 1 0 27 15 12 3 0 1 0
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 3 4 14 12 2 4 0 2 2
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 4 0 1 0
38 Harvey, Mark ? ? 1 0 22 15 7 5 0 2 1
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 0 0 21 12 9 3 0 3 1
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 1 1 10 4 6 3 14 3 3
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 1 0 9 6 3 4 3 0 3
19 Phillips, Brenton ? ? 0 0 21 9 12 1 0 1 1
6 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 7 0 0 3
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 1 0 10 6 4 6 5 0 2
40 Spencer, Trevor ? ? 0 1 7 4 3 2 0 2 0
26 Thompson, Mark ? ? 0 0 27 19 8 4 0 2 0
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 3 0 2 2
35 Waterson, Chris ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 15 12 314 200 114 79 22 29 29

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

Hawthorn Coach: Allan Jeans
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






14 G. Dear 39 P. Abbott
44 J. Platten 19 J. Dunstall 21 M. Byrne 17 M. Tuck (c) 25 P. Curran
FORWARD 22 R. Loveridge

HALF-BACK













1 K. Judge 23 D. Brereton 11 G. Buckenara



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













9 R. DiPierdomenico 8 R. Handley 30 P. Schwab FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













32 C. Robertson 28 C. Langford 15 R. Morris



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













31 C. Wittman 6 R. Lester-Smith 7 G. Ayres



BACK



Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy