1987 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 March 1987 between Footscray and Essendon during round 1 of the 1987 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
Rick Kennedy captained the hosts.
Terry Daniher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), D. Baxter, P. Baxter, S. Beasley, R. Cousins, P. Cronan, G. Eppelstun, M. Ford, T. Liberatore, S. MacPherson, T. McGuinness, M. McLean, T. Moloney, A. Petraglia, A. Purser, M. Rance, B. Royal, Z. Tzatzaris, B. Vilcins, S. Wallis
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), D. Bailey, L. Baker, S. Clark, N. Clarke, A. Daniher, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, P. Francis, P. Hamilton, G. Hawker, S. Heard, R. Merrett, P. Salmon, T. Spencer, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, D. Williams, B. Winton
Footscray (9.8.62) were defeated by Essendon (19.7.121).
Goalkickers
Footscray: T. McGuinness (3), S. Beasley (2), B. Royal (2), R. Cousins, S. MacPherson
Essendon: A. Ezard (7), D. Bailey (2), N. Clarke (2), R. Merrett (2), L. Baker, A. Daniher, T. Elshaug, P. Francis, G. Hawker, T. Spencer
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 11th on the ladder and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 March 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
22,550
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 6 | 19 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 7 | (121) |
| Margin | FOOT by 8 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 59 | ESSE by 59 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Rick Kennedy
(Footscray),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson,
G. Walsh
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Baker | ESSE | 4 | 3 |
| Alan Ezard | ESSE | 15 | 2 |
| Roger Merrett | ESSE | 25 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Baxter, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Cousins, Richard | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Cronan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Eppelstun, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | McGuinness, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 51 | McLean, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Moloney, Troy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Petraglia, Angelo | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Rance, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Tzatzaris, Zeno | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Vilcins, Brenton | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | 242 | 162 | 80 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 25 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 7 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Winton, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 7 | 334 | 206 | 128 | 82 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 19 | |||