1987 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1987 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1987 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Terry Daniher captained the hosts.
Greg Healy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), D. Bailey, S. Clark, D. Cunningham, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, P. Hamilton, G. Hawker, D. Johnston, G. Keane, S. Madden, R. Merrett, P. Salmon, M. Thompson, D. Wallis, K. Walsh, N. Walsh, D. Williams, B. Winton
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), B. Bailey, A. Battiston, W. Dean, S. Eishold, P. Giles, R. Grinter, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, D. Koop, G. Lyon, R. Richards, J. Rugolo, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Turner, R. White, S. Wight, G. Yeats
Essendon (11.14.80) were defeated by Melbourne (15.12.102).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Salmon (4), D. Bailey (2), T. Daniher (2), G. Foulds, P. Hamilton, S. Madden
Melbourne: B. Bailey (5), G. Lyon (4), R. Richards (2), E. Spalding (2), A. Johnson, S. Stretch
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
13,796
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Margin | MELB by 19 | ESSE by 8 | MELB by 35 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Terry Daniher
(Essendon),
Greg Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
S. McDonald
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bret Bailey | MELB | 24 | 3 |
| Graeme Yeats | MELB | 8 | 2 |
| Steven Stretch | MELB | 18 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Cunningham, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 46 | Johnston, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Keane, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Walsh, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 24 | Winton, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | 277 | 187 | 90 | 61 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 28 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bailey, Bret | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Battiston, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Dean, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Koop, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Richards, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Rugolo, Joseph | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 41 | Turner, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | White, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 12 | 267 | 198 | 69 | 50 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 41 | |||