1988 VFL Round 21: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1988 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 21 of the 1988 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Terry Daniher captained the hosts.
Greg Healy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by John Northey.
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), G. Anderson, L. Baker, D. Bewick, S. Clark, E. Considine, A. Daniher, C. Daniher, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, P. Hamilton, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Madden, G. O'Donnell, P. Salmon, P. Vander Haar, D. Wallis, K. Walsh, T. Watson
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), T. Campbell, J. Duursma, D. Flintoff, R. Grinter, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, D. Koop, A. Lovell, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, P. Rohde, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, J. Viney, S. Wight, D. Williams, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Essendon (19.14.128) defeated Melbourne (13.12.90).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Salmon (4), S. Clark (3), T. Daniher (2), G. O'Donnell (2), P. Vander Haar (2), G. Anderson, D. Bewick, C. Daniher, G. Hawker, S. Madden, T. Watson
Melbourne: B. Wilson (3), R. Jackson (2), A. Lovell (2), D. Flintoff, A. Johnson, G. Lyon, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, S. Wight
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1988 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1988
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
19,163
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 14 | (128) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Margin | MELB by 9 | MELB by 3 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Terry Daniher
(Essendon),
Greg Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Clayton,
B. Sheehan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Watson | ESSE | 32 | 3 |
| Darren Bewick | ESSE | 8 | 2 |
| Steven Stretch | MELB | 18 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Anderson, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Baker, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 37 | Considine, Ed | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 44 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 14 | 320 | 220 | 100 | 89 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 30 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Duursma, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Flintoff, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Koop, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Lyon, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Viney, Jay | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Williams, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | 258 | 197 | 61 | 62 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 24 | |||