1986 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 5 July 1986 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 15 of the 1986 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
Terry Daniher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), D. Allday, A. Battiston, T. Campbell, D. Cordner, D. Dickson, J. Fidge, R. Grinter, G. Healy, A. Jarrott, N. Kol, G. Lyon, P. Moore, S. Newport, M. O'Sullivan, R. Richards, S. Stretch, S. Wight, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), D. Bailey, L. Baker, S. Clark, F. Dunell, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, P. Hamilton, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Heard, S. Madden, R. Merrett, B. Phillips, M. Richardson, P. Salmon, M. Thompson, M. Thomson, K. Walsh
Melbourne (8.12.60) were defeated by Essendon (27.20.182).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: T. Campbell (2), J. Fidge (2), A. Battiston, R. Grinter, N. Kol, P. Moore
Essendon: P. Salmon (8), A. Ezard (6), S. Clark (3), T. Elshaug (3), L. Baker (2), R. Merrett (2), G. Foulds, M. Richardson, M. Thomson
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1986 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 5 July 1986
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,560
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Essendon | 7 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 8 | 19 | . | 13 | 27 | . | 20 | 27 | . | 20 | (182) |
| Margin | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 64 | ESSE by 77 | ESSE by 122 | ESSE by 122 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Castle,
B. Sheehan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Ezard | ESSE | 15 | 3 |
| Leon Baker | ESSE | 4 | 2 |
| Paul Salmon | ESSE | 3 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Allday, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Cordner, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Dickson, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Fidge, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Jarrott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Kol, Nigel | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | O'Sullivan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | 239 | 178 | 61 | 55 | 20 | 28 | 19 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 3 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Phillips, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Richardson, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 8 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Thomson, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 27 | 20 | 394 | 241 | 153 | 89 | 32 | 19 | 28 | |||