1987 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1987 between Essendon and Carlton during round 18 of the 1987 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at VFL Park.
Terry Daniher captained the hosts.
Stephen Kernahan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), J. Barnes, N. Clarke, C. Daniher, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, P. Hamilton, G. Hawker, S. Heard, D. Johnston, G. Keane, S. Madden, R. Merrett, P. Salmon, D. Sullivan, D. Wallis, K. Walsh, N. Walsh, T. Watson, D. Williams
Carlton
S. Kernahan (capt.), T. Alvin, C. Bradley, P. Dean, R. Dennis, J. Dorotich, B. Evans, D. Glascott, A. Gleeson, K. Hunter, W. Johnston, M. Kennedy, J. Madden, W. McKenzie, P. Meldrum, M. Naley, D. Rhys-Jones, S. Robertson, B. Shine, S. Silvagni
Essendon (10.9.69) were defeated by Carlton (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Salmon (4), D. Sullivan (2), A. Ezard, G. Hawker, R. Merrett, T. Watson
Carlton: B. Evans (2), W. Johnston (2), S. Silvagni (2), M. Kennedy, S. Kernahan, J. Madden, P. Meldrum
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1987 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 1 August 1987
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
29,761
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | CARL by 7 | ESSE by 3 | CARL by 1 | CARL by 1 | CARL by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Robert Walls
(Carlton)
Captains:
Terry Daniher
(Essendon),
Stephen Kernahan
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Clayton,
B. Sheehan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Bradley | CARL | 21 | 3 |
| Glenn Hawker | ESSE | 33 | 2 |
| Mark Naley | CARL | 17 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 46 | Johnston, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Keane, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Sullivan, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Walsh, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | 276 | 180 | 96 | 56 | 22 | 24 | 35 | 42 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Alvin, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Bradley, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Dean, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Dennis, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Dorotich, Jon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Evans, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Glascott, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Gleeson, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Hunter, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Johnston, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Kennedy, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Kernahan, Stephen (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Madden, Justin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 45 | McKenzie, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Meldrum, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Naley, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Rhys-Jones, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | Robertson, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Shine, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Silvagni, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | 264 | 185 | 79 | 63 | 14 | 20 | 42 | 35 | |||