1987 VFL Round 15: West Coast v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1987 between West Coast and Essendon during round 15 of the 1987 VFL season. West Coast hosted Essendon at WACA. Ross Glendinning captained the hosts. Terry Daniher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Alexander and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

West Coast
R. Glendinning (capt.), J. Annear, A. Barich, M. Brennan, D. Hart, A. Ishchenko, L. Keene, D. Laidley, D. Lamb, C. Lewis, A. Lockyer, C. Mainwaring, S. Malaxos, W. Matera, G. Miles, P. Peos, D. Turner, R. Wiley, M. Wrensted, M. Zanotti

Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), D. Bailey, E. Considine, D. Cunningham, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, P. Francis, G. Hawker, S. Heard, D. Johnston, G. Keane, S. Madden, R. Merrett, G. Parker, P. Salmon, T. Spencer, M. Thompson, K. Walsh, D. Williams, B. Winton

West Coast (18.10.118) were defeated by Essendon (21.20.146).

Goalkickers
West Coast: R. Glendinning (5), D. Turner (4), D. Hart (3), L. Keene (3), R. Wiley (2), A. Ishchenko
Essendon: P. Salmon (11), D. Cunningham (2), A. Ezard (2), T. Daniher, S. Heard, R. Merrett, M. Thompson, K. Walsh, D. Williams

As a result of this match, West Coast were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: West Coast v Essendon
Date: Friday 3 July 1987
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: WACA
Attendance: 15,740

Match Results

Outcome: West Coast def. by Essendon
Score: 18.10.118 - 21.20.146

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
West Coast 4 . 3 7 . 5 10 . 8 18 . 10 18 . 10 (118)
Essendon 5 . 6 9 . 13 16 . 17 21 . 20 21 . 20 (146)
Margin ESSE by 9 ESSE by 20 ESSE by 45 ESSE by 28 ESSE by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Alexander (West Coast), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Ross Glendinning (West Coast), Terry Daniher (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Clayton, G. Vernon

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Paul Salmon ESSE 3 3
Shane Heard ESSE 9 2
Wally Matera WCST 1 1

Player Statistics

West Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
16 Annear, John ? ? 0 1 20 13 7 4 0 1 3 1
38 Barich, Adrian ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 1 2 2 3
14 Brennan, Michael ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Glendinning, Ross (c) ? ? 5 1 18 14 4 11 1 1 1 1
36 Hart, David ? ? 3 2 20 18 2 4 0 2 1 0
26 Ishchenko, Alex ? ? 1 0 16 8 8 11 11 2 3 0
25 Keene, Laurie ? ? 3 1 14 6 8 4 9 1 1 2
15 Laidley, Dean ? ? 0 1 16 15 1 4 1 1 4 4
5 Lamb, Dwayne ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 2 0 0 1 0
28 Lewis, Chris ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 5 0 3 1 2
45 Lockyer, Andrew ? ? 0 2 6 5 1 4 0 1 1 5
3 Mainwaring, Chris ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 7 0 2 1 2
8 Malaxos, Steve ? ? 0 0 26 15 11 7 0 3 1 1
1 Matera, Wally ? ? 0 2 22 12 10 1 0 1 1 0
6 Miles, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 5 0 1 2 2
20 Peos, Paul ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 0 1 1 1
10 Turner, Dean ? ? 4 0 13 10 3 3 0 0 1 3
2 Wiley, Robert ? ? 2 0 13 12 1 3 0 1 0 3
32 Wrensted, Murray ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 4 0 1 0 1
27 Zanotti, Mark ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 2 0 1 4 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 18 10 299 197 102 84 23 25 29 32

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
31 Bailey, Dean ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 0 0 0 2 1
37 Considine, Ed ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 7 0 2 1 2
38 Cunningham, Daryl ? ? 2 3 18 12 6 6 0 0 2 1
5 Daniher, Terry (c) ? ? 1 1 16 12 4 9 0 0 2 1
22 Duckworth, Bill ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 3 0 2 3 1
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 2 2 20 18 2 2 0 2 3 2
17 Francis, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 0 2 1
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 1 0 0 2 1
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 1 1 18 12 6 2 0 3 1 1
46 Johnston, David ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 6 0 1 0 1
35 Keane, Gavin ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 4 0 2 2 2
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 7 28 2 2 3
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 1 0 16 9 7 6 1 2 1 4
11 Parker, Geoff ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 0 0 1 1
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 11 3 22 17 5 8 5 2 4 2
23 Spencer, Trevor ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 Thompson, Mark ? ? 1 2 20 11 9 4 0 1 3 1
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 1 1 14 8 6 4 0 0 0 0
13 Williams, Darren ? ? 1 2 16 14 2 1 1 1 0 3
24 Winton, Brian ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 4 0 2 1 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 21 20 298 219 79 79 35 22 32 29

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