1988 VFL Round 1: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 2 April 1988 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1988 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Terry Daniher captained the hosts.
John Law captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), G. Anderson, J. Barnes, D. Bewick, A. Daniher, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, D. Flood, G. Foulds, P. Hamilton, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, D. Johnston, S. Madden, A. Merryweather, A. Rogers, P. Salmon, D. Sullivan, K. Walsh, D. Williams
North Melbourne
J. Law (capt.), D. Ackerly, B. Allison, M. Arceri, D. Crocker, I. Fairley, P. German, D. Harris, M. Hepburn, J. Holt, K. Hughes, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, M. Lisle, D. McDonald, D. McRae, M. Murphy, M. Passmore, W. Schwass, D. Steele
Essendon (25.14.164) defeated North Melbourne (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Salmon (7), M. Harvey (3), T. Daniher (2), S. Madden (2), D. Sullivan (2), D. Williams (2), G. Anderson, D. Bewick, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, D. Flood, P. Hamilton, G. Hawker
North Melbourne: D. McRae (3), M. Arceri (2), M. Hepburn (2), P. Krakouer (2), B. Allison, P. German, J. Krakouer
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 14th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 2 April 1988
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,410
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
25.14.164 - 12.10.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 11 | . | 3 | 16 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 11 | 25 | . | 14 | 25 | . | 14 | (164) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | ESSE by 57 | ESSE by 73 | ESSE by 79 | ESSE by 82 | ESSE by 82 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
John Kennedy
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Terry Daniher
(Essendon),
John Law
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
G. Vernon
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Madden | ESSE | 27 | 3 |
| Glenn Hawker | ESSE | 33 | 2 |
| Bill Duckworth | ESSE | 22 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Anderson, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Flood, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Johnston, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Merryweather, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Rogers, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Sullivan, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 25 | 14 | 345 | 228 | 117 | 71 | 30 | 17 | 29 | 28 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ackerly, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Arceri, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | German, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Harris, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 34 | Hepburn, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Holt, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Hughes, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Krakouer, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Krakouer, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Law, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Lisle, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | McDonald, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | McRae, Dean | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Murphy, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Passmore, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Steele, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | 243 | 170 | 73 | 43 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 29 | |||