1987 VFL Round 4: Essendon v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1987 between Essendon and Sydney during round 4 of the 1987 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Sydney at Windy Hill.
Terry Daniher captained the hosts.
Dennis Carroll captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), D. Bailey, L. Baker, S. Clark, N. Clarke, A. Ezard, D. Flood, G. Foulds, P. Hamilton, G. Hawker, S. Heard, G. Keane, R. Merrett, P. Salmon, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, N. Walsh, D. Williams, B. Winton
Sydney
D. Carroll (capt.), M. Bayes, D. Bolton, M. Browning, W. Capper, R. Carter, N. Cordy, G. Healy, W. Henwood, C. Holden, J. Ironmonger, B. Mitchell, T. Morwood, D. Murphy, C. Potter, I. Roberts, T. Thripp, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Wright
Essendon (17.11.113) defeated Sydney (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Clark (4), T. Daniher (4), A. Ezard (3), P. Vander Haar (3), G. Hawker (2), R. Merrett
Sydney: W. Capper (3), C. Potter (2), M. Bayes, D. Bolton, D. Murphy, S. Wright
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 5th on the ladder and Sydney remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
Sydney
Date:
Monday 20 April 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
24,207
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 11 | (113) |
| Sydney | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | ESSE by 13 | SYDN by 10 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 47 | ESSE by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Tom Hafey
(Sydney)
Captains:
Terry Daniher
(Essendon),
Dennis Carroll
(Sydney)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Castle,
S. McDonald
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Winton | ESSE | 24 | 3 |
| Paul Salmon | ESSE | 3 | 2 |
| John Ironmonger | SYDN | 1 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Flood, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 35 | Keane, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Walsh, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 24 | Winton, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 11 | 334 | 228 | 106 | 67 | 28 | 48 | 42 | 39 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Bolton, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 39 | Capper, Warwick | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Carroll, Dennis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Henwood, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Holden, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Ironmonger, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Mitchell, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 35 | Murphy, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Potter, Craig | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Roberts, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Thripp, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Williams, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | 277 | 173 | 104 | 48 | 15 | 45 | 39 | 42 | |||