1986 VFL Round 13: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 21 June 1986 between Geelong and Essendon during round 13 of the 1986 VFL season. Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park. Mick Turner captained the hosts. Terry Daniher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Devine and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Geelong
M. Turner (capt.), G. Ablett, A. Bews, M. Bos, T. Bright, B. Brownless, S. Carey, M. Christensen, P. Couch, T. Darcy, D. Drum, C. Evans, S. Hocking, G. Malarkey, D. Morgan, J. Mossop, R. Neal, S. Reynoldson, M. Witcombe, M. Yeates

Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), D. Bailey, L. Baker, S. Clark, F. Dunell, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, P. Hamilton, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Heard, S. Madden, R. Merrett, B. Phillips, M. Richardson, P. Salmon, T. Spencer, M. Thompson, M. Thomson, K. Walsh

Geelong (11.11.77) were defeated by Essendon (12.17.89).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Brownless (4), T. Bright (2), A. Bews, P. Couch, D. Drum, C. Evans, S. Reynoldson
Essendon: M. Harvey (3), D. Bailey (2), S. Clark (2), G. Foulds, G. Hawker, S. Madden, B. Phillips, M. Richardson

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 10th on the ladder and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1986 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 21 June 1986
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 17,783

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Essendon
Score: 11.11.77 - 12.17.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 2 5 . 7 9 . 9 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Essendon 1 . 3 4 . 5 9 . 9 12 . 17 12 . 17 (89)
Margin GEEL by 17 GEEL by 8 level ESSE by 12 ESSE by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Devine (Geelong), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Mick Turner (Geelong), Terry Daniher (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson, P. Saville

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Glenn Hawker ESSE 33 3
Paul Couch GEEL 7 2
Terry Daniher ESSE 5 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 0 1 9 3 6 0 0 0 2
27 Bews, Andrew ? ? 1 1 20 16 4 3 0 1 2
24 Bos, Mark ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 3 1 3 0
4 Bright, Terry ? ? 2 0 10 9 1 3 0 1 1
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 4 3 13 8 5 6 0 0 2
25 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 2 0 1 2
47 Christensen, Martin ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 0 2 2
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 1 0 28 22 6 5 0 3 2
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 6 0 1 2
29 Drum, Damian ? ? 1 1 11 5 6 3 0 1 2
43 Evans, Craig ? ? 1 1 10 4 6 3 0 0 0
41 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 6 0 2 0
6 Malarkey, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 6 0 2 1
11 Morgan, Darren ? ? 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
10 Mossop, John ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 4 27 2 1
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 0 0 2 0
17 Reynoldson, Steve ? ? 1 1 11 8 3 4 3 3 2
9 Turner, Mick (c) ? ? 0 1 12 8 4 5 0 2 1
18 Witcombe, Murray ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 3 0 2 1
21 Yeates, Mark ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 4 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 11 285 189 96 67 31 30 25

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
42 Bailey, Dean ? ? 2 0 8 4 4 1 0 0 0
4 Baker, Leon ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 8 0 2 1
12 Clark, Steven ? ? 2 5 23 14 9 0 0 5 4
5 Daniher, Terry (c) ? ? 0 1 22 17 5 12 0 1 1
7 Dunell, Frank ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 2 0 0 2
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 0 0
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 1 0 20 15 5 3 0 2 2
40 Hamilton, Paul ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 6 0 2 1
38 Harvey, Mark ? ? 3 3 25 21 4 6 0 2 1
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 1 2 27 17 10 8 0 1 2
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 0 2 2
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 2 5 0 1
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 0 2 13 11 2 3 3 2 3
19 Phillips, Brenton ? ? 1 1 16 10 6 3 0 1 2
17 Richardson, Mike ? ? 1 1 22 15 7 4 0 1 3
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 5 19 3 0
40 Spencer, Trevor ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 3 0 1 0
26 Thompson, Mark ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 0 1
34 Thomson, Michael ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 17 305 214 91 74 27 25 30

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