1986 VFL Round 8: Essendon v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1986 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 8 of the 1986 VFL season. Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill. Trevor Barker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Graeme Gellie.

Essendon
L. Baker, S. Clark, N. Clarke, B. Duckworth, F. Dunell, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, D. Flood, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Heard, S. Madden, R. Merrett, B. Phillips, G. Raines, T. Spencer, K. Walsh, C. Waterson, B. Winton, B. Wood

St Kilda
T. Barker (capt.), G. Burns, M. Dwyer, R. Elphinstone, A. Ford, S. Foschini, D. Frawley, M. Gamble, D. Grant, A. Jobling, P. Kiel, J. Lamb, T. Lockett, P. McConville, P. Narkle, G. Odgers, J. Peter-Budge, A. Sidebottom, K. Taylor, D. Wittey

Essendon (22.14.146) defeated St Kilda (12.12.84).

Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Harvey (5), A. Ezard (4), G. Hawker (3), B. Duckworth (2), D. Flood (2), R. Merrett (2), S. Clark, S. Madden, T. Spencer, B. Wood
St Kilda: T. Barker (2), S. Foschini (2), K. Taylor (2), G. Burns, R. Elphinstone, A. Ford, D. Grant, J. Lamb, P. McConville

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and St Kilda remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1986 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Essendon v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 17 May 1986
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 15,132

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. St Kilda
Score: 22.14.146 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 7 . 2 13 . 6 19 . 11 22 . 14 22 . 14 (146)
St Kilda 5 . 4 7 . 7 11 . 7 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin ESSE by 10 ESSE by 35 ESSE by 52 ESSE by 62 ESSE by 62
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Graeme Gellie (St Kilda)
Captains: unknown (Essendon), Trevor Barker (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Dore, D. Howlett

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Alan Ezard ESSE 15 3
Glenn Hawker ESSE 33 2
Leon Baker ESSE 4 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baker, Leon ? ? 0 0 31 19 12 10 0 3 1
12 Clark, Steven ? ? 1 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 0
8 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 1 0 0 0
22 Duckworth, Bill ? ? 2 0 19 15 4 4 0 2 2
7 Dunell, Frank ? ? 0 0 26 14 12 4 1 3 1
14 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 0 3 28 20 8 6 0 1 2
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 4 4 21 18 3 5 0 1 4
28 Flood, David ? ? 2 2 9 5 4 7 0 0 1
38 Harvey, Mark ? ? 5 1 23 18 5 11 0 1 4
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 3 2 21 18 3 4 0 0 1
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 12 4 8 0 0 1 3
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 1 0 16 8 8 5 18 4 1
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 2 1 18 12 6 6 0 7 2
19 Phillips, Brenton ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 0 0 2 1
6 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 23 14 9 4 0 2 3
40 Spencer, Trevor ? ? 1 0 16 9 7 4 4 5 2
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 3 0 2 0
35 Waterson, Chris ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 1 0
24 Winton, Brian ? ? 0 0 23 13 10 3 0 0 4
2 Wood, Bryan ? ? 1 0 17 13 4 4 0 2 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 22 14 362 237 125 84 23 38 35

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Barker, Trevor (c) ? ? 2 1 24 18 6 4 0 3 2
11 Burns, Greg ? ? 1 0 20 10 10 1 0 3 2
20 Dwyer, Mick ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 3 0 0 4
33 Elphinstone, Robert ? ? 1 1 26 17 9 8 0 3 0
31 Ford, Alister ? ? 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 0
6 Foschini, Silvio ? ? 2 1 8 6 2 0 0 2 2
24 Frawley, Danny ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 1 2 2
37 Gamble, Mark ? ? 0 2 12 10 2 4 0 1 6
35 Grant, David ? ? 1 0 15 11 4 5 0 2 0
32 Jobling, Andrew ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 0 2 0
17 Kiel, Peter ? ? 0 1 18 11 7 2 0 2 1
51 Lamb, Jamie ? ? 1 0 10 6 4 0 0 2 3
14 Lockett, Tony ? ? 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
12 McConville, Peter ? ? 1 2 17 12 5 6 1 0 1
8 Narkle, Phil ? ? 0 1 22 15 7 5 0 5 1
29 Odgers, Gary ? ? 0 0 22 12 10 2 0 2 2
22 Peter-Budge, John ? ? 0 1 22 19 3 5 0 1 1
2 Sidebottom, Allan ? ? 0 0 15 4 11 8 13 0 4
54 Taylor, Kain ? ? 2 0 13 9 4 3 0 3 5
21 Wittey, David ? ? 0 1 17 11 6 6 0 2 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 12 291 192 99 68 15 35 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