1987 VFL Round 14: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1987 between Essendon and Footscray during round 14 of the 1987 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Terry Daniher captained the hosts.
Rick Kennedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), S. Clark, E. Considine, D. Cunningham, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, P. Francis, P. Hamilton, G. Hawker, S. Heard, G. Keane, S. Madden, R. Merrett, P. Salmon, T. Spencer, M. Thompson, K. Walsh, D. Williams, B. Winton
Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), D. Baxter, P. Baxter, S. Beasley, B. Cordy, R. Cousins, P. Cronan, G. Eppelstun, M. Ford, P. Foster, D. Hawkins, T. Liberatore, S. MacPherson, T. McGuinness, T. Moloney, A. Petraglia, A. Purser, M. Rance, B. Royal, S. Wallis
Essendon (7.10.52) were defeated by Footscray (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Duckworth (2), K. Walsh (2), A. Ezard, G. Keane, S. Madden
Footscray: S. Beasley (3), D. Hawkins (2), T. McGuinness (2), T. Liberatore, B. Royal
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder and Footscray remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 27 June 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
17,364
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 5 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Mick Malthouse
(Footscray)
Captains:
Terry Daniher
(Essendon),
Rick Kennedy
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Howe,
C. Mitchell
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Williams | ESSE | 13 | 3 |
| Tony Liberatore | FOOT | 39 | 2 |
| Mark Thompson | ESSE | 26 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Considine, Ed | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Cunningham, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Keane, Gavin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 24 | Winton, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 10 | 226 | 168 | 58 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 30 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Baxter, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Baxter, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Beasley, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Cousins, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Cronan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Eppelstun, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Ford, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Foster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Rick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | McGuinness, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Moloney, Troy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Petraglia, Angelo | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Purser, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Rance, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Royal, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | 210 | 160 | 50 | 46 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 41 | |||