1989 VFL Round 2: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 April 1989 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1989 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Tim Watson 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. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, T. Antrobus, D. Bewick, E. Considine, A. Daniher, T. Daniher, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, D. Grenvold, P. Hamilton, M. Long, S. Madden, G. O'Donnell, T. Spencer, K. Sporn, A. Underwood, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, D. Williams
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), J. Ahern, T. Campbell, D. Chiron, C. Connolly, J. Duursma, S. Eishold, R. Grinter, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, B. Lovett, S. Newport, S. O'Dwyer, P. Rohde, D. Seow, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, S. Tingay, B. Wilson
Essendon (14.10.94) defeated Melbourne (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Vander Haar (4), D. Bewick (3), G. Anderson, T. Antrobus, T. Daniher, D. Grenvold, T. Spencer, K. Sporn, D. Williams
Melbourne: S. Newport (3), J. Stynes (2), C. Connolly, S. Eishold, A. Johnson, E. Spalding
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 4th) and Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 April 1989
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,431
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 52 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
John Northey
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Tim Watson
(Essendon),
Greg Healy
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Clayton,
B. Sheehan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Vander Haar | ESSE | 18 | 3 |
| Alan Johnson | MELB | 9 | 2 |
| Tim Watson | ESSE | 32 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Anderson, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Antrobus, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 37 | Considine, Ed | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Grenvold, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Sporn, Kieran | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Underwood, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 10 | 287 | 208 | 79 | 75 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 28 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Ahern, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Chiron, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Duursma, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Eishold, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Newport, Stephen | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Seow, Dannie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 52 | Tingay, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | 239 | 188 | 51 | 68 | 22 | 19 | 28 | 40 | |||