1987 VFL Round 17: Sydney v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1987 between Sydney and Essendon during round 17 of the 1987 VFL season.
Sydney hosted Essendon at SCG.
Terry Daniher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Sydney
M. Bayes, D. Bolton, M. Browning, M. Byrne, W. Capper, R. Carter, N. Cordy, P. Hawke, G. Healy, W. Henwood, C. Holden, B. Mitchell, T. Morwood, D. Murphy, M. Neagle, P. Quirk, B. Scott, T. Thripp, B. Toohey, S. Wright
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), N. Clarke, D. Cunningham, C. Daniher, B. Duckworth, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, P. Francis, P. Hamilton, G. Hawker, S. Heard, D. Johnston, G. Keane, S. Madden, R. Merrett, P. Salmon, T. Spencer, M. Thompson, K. Walsh, B. Winton
Sydney (36.20.236) defeated Essendon (11.7.73).
Goalkickers
Sydney: W. Capper (6), S. Wright (5), G. Healy (4), M. Bayes (3), B. Mitchell (3), M. Neagle (3), B. Scott (3), M. Browning (2), P. Hawke (2), T. Morwood (2), T. Thripp (2), D. Bolton
Essendon: N. Clarke (2), A. Ezard (2), S. Madden (2), D. Cunningham, B. Duckworth, G. Keane, P. Salmon, M. Thompson
As a result of this match, Sydney were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Essendon remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Sydney
v
Essendon
Date:
Sunday 26 July 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
SCG
Attendance:
23,009
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 5 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 8 | 23 | . | 13 | 36 | . | 20 | 36 | . | 20 | (236) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Margin | SYDN by 2 | SYDN by 48 | SYDN by 86 | SYDN by 163 | SYDN by 163 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Sydney),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(Sydney),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. McDonald,
I. Robinson
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Scott | SYDN | 6 | 3 |
| Tony Morwood | SYDN | 21 | 2 |
| Stephen Wright | SYDN | 26 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Bolton, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | Capper, Warwick | ? | ? | 6 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Hawke, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Henwood, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Holden, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Mitchell, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Murphy, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Quirk, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Scott, Brett | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Thripp, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 36 | 20 | 356 | 219 | 137 | 68 | 19 | 36 | 28 | 21 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Cunningham, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Johnston, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Keane, Gavin | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Winton, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 7 | 250 | 143 | 107 | 57 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 28 | |||