1987 VFL Round 8: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1987 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 8 of the 1987 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
Tony Shaw captained the hosts with David Cloke as vice-captain.
Terry Daniher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Leigh Matthews and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Collingwood
T. Shaw (capt.), D. Cloke (vice-capt.), G. Atkins, D. Banks, G. Brown, M. Christian, J. Croall, R. Dickson, W. Fellowes, G. Fielke, M. Gayfer, T. Harrington, T. Keays, M. Lockman, J. Manson, D. Millane, P. Rizonico, M. Ryan, C. Starcevich, J. Turner
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), D. Bailey, L. Baker, J. Barnes, B. Duckworth, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, P. Francis, P. Hamilton, G. Hawker, D. Johnston, G. Keane, R. Merrett, P. Salmon, M. Thompson, D. Wallis, K. Walsh, D. Williams, B. Winton
Collingwood (10.8.68) were defeated by Essendon (14.10.94).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. Millane (4), G. Fielke (2), G. Atkins, T. Keays, M. Ryan, T. Shaw
Essendon: J. Barnes (3), G. Foulds (2), P. Salmon (2), T. Daniher, B. Duckworth, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, G. Keane, R. Merrett, D. Wallis
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 16 May 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
28,085
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Essendon
Score:
10.8.68 - 14.10.94
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Margin | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 44 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Leigh Matthews
(Collingwood),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Tony Shaw
(Collingwood),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
David Cloke
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Lawlor,
I. Robinson
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Merrett | ESSE | 25 | 3 |
| Terry Daniher | ESSE | 5 | 2 |
| Alan Ezard | ESSE | 15 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Atkins, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Banks, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Brown, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Christian, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Cloke, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 56 | Croall, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Dickson, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Fellowes, Wes | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Fielke, Grant | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Gayfer, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Harrington, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 60 | Keays, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Lockman, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | Manson, James | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | Millane, Darren | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Rizonico, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Ryan, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Shaw, Tony (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Starcevich, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Turner, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | 295 | 206 | 89 | 82 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 32 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 | Johnston, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Keane, Gavin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Winton, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 10 | 305 | 207 | 98 | 74 | 24 | 43 | 32 | 26 | |||