1987 VFL Round 12: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1987 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 12 of the 1987 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Terry Daniher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
North Melbourne
D. Crocker, I. Fairley, P. German, D. Harris, S. Hickey, P. Jonas, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Law, J. Love, S. McCann, D. McDonald, D. McRae, J. Mossop, R. Robertson, R. Smith, S. Smith, P. Spargo, D. Steele
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), D. Bailey, S. Clark, D. Cunningham, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, P. Francis, P. Hamilton, G. Hawker, S. Heard, D. Johnston, G. Keane, S. Madden, P. Salmon, T. Spencer, M. Thompson, D. Wallis, K. Walsh, D. Williams, B. Winton
North Melbourne (15.10.100) defeated Essendon (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: P. Spargo (3), P. German (2), P. Jonas (2), S. McCann (2), D. Crocker, J. Krakouer, J. Love, D. McDonald, R. Robertson, S. Smith
Essendon: A. Ezard (2), S. Madden (2), S. Clark, D. Cunningham, T. Daniher, G. Hawker, P. Salmon
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Essendon remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Friday 12 June 1987
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
23,944
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
15.10.100 - 9.10.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | NMLB by 15 | NMLB by 8 | NMLB by 11 | NMLB by 36 | NMLB by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(North Melbourne),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Rich,
I. Robinson
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Larkin | NMLB | 9 | 3 |
| Darren Harris | NMLB | 26 | 2 |
| Darren Steele | NMLB | 7 | 1 |
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | German, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Harris, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Hickey, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | Jonas, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Krakouer, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Krakouer, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Larkin, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Law, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Love, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | McCann, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | McDonald, Donald | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | McRae, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Mossop, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Robertson, Rohan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Smith, Shaun | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Spargo, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Steele, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 10 | 278 | 194 | 84 | 49 | 13 | 29 | 21 | 26 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 38 | Cunningham, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Johnston, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Keane, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Winton, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | 291 | 196 | 95 | 45 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 21 | |||