1987 VFL Round 5: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1987 between Carlton and Essendon during round 5 of the 1987 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
Stephen Kernahan captained the hosts.
Terry Daniher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Carlton
S. Kernahan (capt.), T. Alvin, C. Bradley, P. Dean, R. Dennis, J. Dorotich, B. Evans, D. Glascott, A. Gleeson, M. Kennedy, J. Madden, W. McKenzie, P. Meldrum, P. Motley, F. Murphy, M. Naley, D. Rhys-Jones, P. Rohde, P. Sartori, S. Silvagni
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), D. Bailey, L. Baker, S. Clark, N. Clarke, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, D. Flood, G. Foulds, P. Francis, P. Hamilton, S. Heard, G. Keane, R. Merrett, P. Salmon, M. Thompson, K. Walsh, T. Watson, D. Williams, B. Winton
Carlton (17.14.116) defeated Essendon (9.8.62).
Goalkickers
Carlton: S. Kernahan (6), F. Murphy (3), M. Kennedy (2), J. Madden (2), T. Alvin, R. Dennis, B. Evans, P. Meldrum
Essendon: K. Walsh (2), D. Bailey, N. Clarke, T. Daniher, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, P. Salmon, T. Watson
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 25 April 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
56,124
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 14 | (116) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Margin | CARL by 8 | CARL by 32 | CARL by 47 | CARL by 54 | CARL by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Robert Walls
(Carlton),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Stephen Kernahan
(Carlton),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
I. Robinson
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Meldrum | CARL | 23 | 3 |
| Stephen Kernahan | CARL | 4 | 2 |
| Tom Alvin | CARL | 31 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Alvin, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Bradley, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Dean, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Dennis, Richard | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Dorotich, Jon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Evans, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Glascott, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Gleeson, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Kennedy, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Kernahan, Stephen (c) | ? | ? | 6 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Madden, Justin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 45 | McKenzie, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Meldrum, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Motley, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 30 | Murphy, Fraser | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Naley, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Rhys-Jones, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Sartori, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Silvagni, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 14 | 291 | 199 | 92 | 74 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 34 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Flood, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Keane, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Winton, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | 275 | 193 | 82 | 58 | 19 | 62 | 34 | 33 | |||