1989 VFL Round 1: West Coast v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 31 March 1989 between West Coast and Essendon during round 1 of the 1989 VFL season.
West Coast hosted Essendon at WACA.
Murray Rance captained the hosts.
Tim Watson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Todd and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
West Coast
M. Rance (capt.), J. Annear, A. Barich, T. Breman, M. Brennan, J. Cormack, S. Ellis, D. Hart, L. Keene, K. Langdon, C. Mainwaring, S. Malaxos, G. McKenna, P. Peos, D. Pyke, P. Scott, P. Sumich, C. Turley, T. Ugle, J. Worsfold
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, T. Antrobus, D. Bewick, E. Considine, A. Daniher, T. Daniher, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, D. Grenvold, M. Long, S. Madden, G. O'Donnell, P. Salmon, T. Spencer, K. Sporn, A. Underwood, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, D. Williams
West Coast (14.12.96) were defeated by Essendon (17.10.112).
Goalkickers
West Coast: P. Scott (7), K. Langdon (2), D. Pyke (2), A. Barich, T. Breman, J. Worsfold
Essendon: A. Ezard (3), P. Salmon (3), K. Sporn (3), T. Watson (3), T. Antrobus (2), E. Considine, S. Madden, A. Underwood
As a result of this match, West Coast were then 11th on the ladder and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
West Coast
v
Essendon
Date:
Friday 31 March 1989
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
WACA
Attendance:
25,664
Match Results
Outcome:
West Coast
def. by
Essendon
Score:
14.12.96 - 17.10.112
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Essendon | 6 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 10 | (112) |
| Margin | level | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Todd
(West Coast),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Murray Rance
(West Coast),
Tim Watson
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Castle,
G. Vernon
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Anderson | ESSE | 11 | 3 |
| Phil Scott | WCST | 12 | 2 |
| Laurie Keene | WCST | 25 | 1 |
Player Statistics
West Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Annear, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 38 | Barich, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Breman, Todd | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Brennan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Cormack, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Ellis, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Hart, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Keene, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Langdon, Karl | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Mainwaring, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Malaxos, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | McKenna, Guy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Peos, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Pyke, Don | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Rance, Murray (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Scott, Phil | ? | ? | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Sumich, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Turley, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Ugle, Troy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Worsfold, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | 248 | 188 | 60 | 62 | 32 | 15 | 24 | 31 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Anderson, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Antrobus, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Considine, Ed | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Grenvold, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Sporn, Kieran | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Underwood, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 10 | 282 | 200 | 82 | 73 | 37 | 16 | 31 | 24 | |||