1988 VFL Round 13: Essendon v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1988 between Essendon and Footscray during round 13 of the 1988 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.), D. Bailey, S. Clark, A. Daniher, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, P. Hamilton, G. Hawker, G. Keane, S. Madden, B. Moore, G. O'Donnell, A. Rogers, P. Salmon, J. Stubbs, D. Wallis, K. Walsh, T. Watson, D. Williams

Footscray
R. Kennedy (capt.), D. Baxter, S. Beasley, D. Collins, R. Cousins, M. Cullen, D. Davies, G. Eppelstun, M. Ford, P. Foster, D. Hawkins, M. Hogg, G. Irvine, S. MacPherson, T. McGuinness, M. McLean, S. Nicol, B. Royal, T. Wallace, S. Wallis

Essendon (10.15.75) were defeated by Footscray (15.9.99).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Watson (3), P. Salmon (2), T. Daniher, G. Keane, S. Madden, J. Stubbs, D. Williams
Footscray: S. Beasley (4), P. Foster (4), D. Davies (2), D. Collins, S. MacPherson, M. McLean, B. Royal, T. Wallace

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1988 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Essendon v Footscray
Date: Saturday 25 June 1988
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 15,861

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Footscray
Score: 10.15.75 - 15.9.99

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 2 6 . 4 10 . 10 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Footscray 3 . 1 10 . 2 11 . 8 15 . 9 15 . 9 (99)
Margin ESSE by 7 FOOT by 22 FOOT by 4 FOOT by 24 FOOT by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Mick Malthouse (Footscray)
Captains: Terry Daniher (Essendon), Rick Kennedy (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Carland, B. Sheehan

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Tony McGuinness FOOT 11 3
Peter Foster FOOT 32 2
Tim Watson ESSE 32 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
31 Bailey, Dean ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 2 3 2
12 Clark, Steven ? ? 0 2 19 14 5 3 0 1 5 1
6 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 1 2 1
5 Daniher, Terry (c) ? ? 1 4 18 15 3 10 0 0 2 3
22 Duckworth, Bill ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 1
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 3 0 0 2 1
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 7 0 1 2 1
16 Hamilton, Paul ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 0 5 1
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 1 0 1 2 2
35 Keane, Gavin ? ? 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 1 0 18 13 5 9 20 3 2 2
38 Moore, Brendon ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 1 0 0 1 0
44 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 0 1 13 7 6 0 0 2 0 2
25 Rogers, Andrew ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 2 1 15 11 4 8 10 1 0 3
45 Stubbs, Justin ? ? 1 4 8 8 0 0 0 2 3 0
21 Wallis, Dean ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 0 3 0 1
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 2 0 1 2
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 3 0 24 18 6 3 0 0 2 4
13 Williams, Darren ? ? 1 0 23 14 9 3 0 1 4 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 10 15 260 190 70 57 32 19 36 30

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
35 Baxter, Darren ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 2 0 1 2 1
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 4 2 7 6 1 5 0 0 1 3
34 Collins, Darren ? ? 1 2 12 7 5 2 0 2 1 2
2 Cousins, Richard ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 4 6 1 1 1
22 Cullen, Mark ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 0 2 1
4 Davies, Darren ? ? 2 0 10 6 4 1 0 1 1 1
12 Eppelstun, Greg ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 1 2 2
45 Ford, Michael ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 4 0 0 1 1
32 Foster, Peter ? ? 4 0 21 19 2 7 0 1 6 2
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 0 25 12 13 9 0 1 2 2
43 Hogg, Matthew ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 0 1 2 3
47 Irvine, Gary ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1
8 Kennedy, Rick (c) ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 2 2 1
27 MacPherson, Stephen ? ? 1 0 10 6 4 2 0 2 0 2
11 McGuinness, Tony ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 1 0 2 3 4
51 McLean, Michael ? ? 1 0 16 11 5 5 0 2 0 2
37 Nicol, Stuart ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 1 2 26 18 8 2 0 0 1 3
16 Wallace, Terry ? ? 1 0 29 18 11 3 0 3 0 1
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 0 19 10 9 1 0 3 3 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 9 270 188 82 57 6 23 30 36

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