1987 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1987 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 7 of the 1987 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Princes Park. Matthew Rendell captained the hosts. Terry Daniher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Fitzroy
M. Rendell (capt.), M. Armstrong, D. Barwick, J. Blakey, S. Clayton, M. Gale, L. Harris, G. Hinchen, K. Hinkley, D. Kappler, G. Keane, P. Knight, G. Lawrie, C. McGrath, S. McIvor, G. Osborne, R. Osborne, T. Pekin, P. Roos, R. Thornton

Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), D. Bailey, J. Barnes, S. Clark, N. Clarke, B. Duckworth, T. Elshaug, G. Foulds, P. Francis, P. Hamilton, G. Hawker, S. Heard, G. Keane, R. Merrett, P. Salmon, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, D. Williams, B. Winton

Fitzroy (25.9.159) defeated Essendon (21.8.134).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: D. Barwick (7), K. Hinkley (4), R. Osborne (4), P. Roos (4), J. Blakey, S. Clayton, D. Kappler, C. McGrath, S. McIvor, R. Thornton
Essendon: R. Merrett (4), B. Duckworth (3), M. Thompson (3), S. Clark (2), T. Daniher (2), D. Williams (2), J. Barnes, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, G. Keane, P. Vander Haar

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 9 May 1987
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 14,103

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Essendon
Score: 25.9.159 - 21.8.134

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 1 7 . 3 15 . 7 25 . 9 25 . 9 (159)
Essendon 5 . 4 13 . 6 16 . 8 21 . 8 21 . 8 (134)
Margin ESSE by 9 ESSE by 39 ESSE by 7 FITZ by 25 FITZ by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: David Parkin (Fitzroy), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Matthew Rendell (Fitzroy), Terry Daniher (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Carey, P. Howe

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Ross Thornton FITZ 4 3
Doug Barwick FITZ 11 2
Kevin Walsh ESSE 30 1

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
14 Armstrong, Matt ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 2 0 0 0 3
11 Barwick, Doug ? ? 7 3 14 13 1 9 0 2 0 3
18 Blakey, John ? ? 1 0 10 5 5 1 0 1 1 1
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 0 0 1 0 3
7 Gale, Michael ? ? 0 1 19 10 9 3 0 4 2 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 0 28 17 11 2 0 4 4 4
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 2 1 3
48 Hinkley, Ken ? ? 4 1 18 17 1 8 0 1 1 2
21 Kappler, Darren ? ? 1 1 16 10 6 0 0 1 1 0
25 Keane, Gary ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 0 0 2
36 Knight, Phillip ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 0 0 3 4 3
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 McGrath, Craig ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 3 0 0 0 0
17 McIvor, Scott ? ? 1 0 20 9 11 1 0 1 4 0
19 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 1 11 5 6 3 0 2 0 0
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 4 1 12 11 1 3 0 0 1 1
24 Pekin, Tim ? ? 0 0 25 11 14 2 0 1 2 0
9 Rendell, Matthew (c) ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 5 9 1 1 1
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 4 0 17 12 5 5 0 0 1 0
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 1 0 27 17 10 5 0 6 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 25 9 314 203 111 54 9 30 23 28

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
31 Bailey, Dean ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 2 0 9 2 2
20 Barnes, John ? ? 1 2 4 3 1 3 0 0 0 1
12 Clark, Steven ? ? 2 2 16 11 5 3 0 1 2 1
8 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 3 0 3 1 0
5 Daniher, Terry (c) ? ? 2 0 17 8 9 3 1 3 1 2
22 Duckworth, Bill ? ? 3 0 10 8 2 4 0 2 1 1
14 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 1 0 1
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 1 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 1 1
17 Francis, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 3 0 4 3 1
16 Hamilton, Paul ? ? 0 0 19 8 11 4 0 2 5 0
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 1 0 31 17 14 4 0 2 2 2
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 21 8 13 1 0 1 2 0
35 Keane, Gavin ? ? 1 1 19 16 3 1 0 1 1 1
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 4 0 11 8 3 8 3 1 1 3
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 28 0 1 0
26 Thompson, Mark ? ? 3 1 18 13 5 4 0 2 2 4
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 1 0 9 7 2 3 0 0 0 0
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 3 0 2 0 1
13 Williams, Darren ? ? 2 0 15 9 6 0 0 2 3 1
24 Winton, Brian ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 3 0 1 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 21 8 299 191 108 60 32 38 28 23

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