1989 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1989 between Carlton and Essendon during round 4 of the 1989 VFL season. Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park. Stephen Kernahan captained the hosts. Tim Watson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Carlton
S. Kernahan (capt.), I. Aitken, T. Alvin, W. Blackwell, C. Bradley, R. Dennis, J. Dorotich, M. Gallagher, A. Gleeson, M. Hanna, I. Herman, K. Hunter, M. Kennedy, J. Madden, M. Naley, L. O'Sullivan, P. Payne, D. Rhys-Jones, S. Robertson, S. Silvagni

Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, T. Antrobus, D. Bailey, D. Bewick, E. Considine, A. Daniher, T. Daniher, A. Ezard, D. Grenvold, P. Hamilton, M. Harvey, S. Madden, G. O'Donnell, P. Salmon, K. Sporn, A. Underwood, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, D. Williams

Carlton (15.20.110) were defeated by Essendon (21.12.138).

Goalkickers
Carlton: M. Gallagher (3), S. Kernahan (3), C. Bradley (2), S. Silvagni (2), W. Blackwell, R. Dennis, A. Gleeson, M. Naley, L. O'Sullivan
Essendon: M. Harvey (3), P. Salmon (3), T. Watson (3), T. Antrobus (2), D. Bewick (2), A. Ezard (2), S. Madden (2), E. Considine, T. Daniher, G. O'Donnell, D. Williams

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 13th on the ladder and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1989 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Carlton v Essendon
Date: Tuesday 25 April 1989
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 33,074

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Essendon
Score: 15.20.110 - 21.12.138

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 4 7 . 11 8 . 15 15 . 20 15 . 20 (110)
Essendon 5 . 2 11 . 5 16 . 8 21 . 12 21 . 12 (138)
Margin ESSE by 10 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 41 ESSE by 28 ESSE by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Carlton), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Stephen Kernahan (Carlton), Tim Watson (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, P. Carey

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Gary O'Donnell ESSE 44 3
Mark Naley CARL 17 2
Tony Antrobus ESSE 2 1

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
22 Aitken, Ian ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 6 0 0 1 0
31 Alvin, Tom ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 4 0 0 2 1
8 Blackwell, Wayne ? ? 1 2 22 19 3 5 0 3 1 2
21 Bradley, Craig ? ? 2 2 21 16 5 0 0 0 2 1
3 Dennis, Richard ? ? 1 2 19 10 9 6 0 2 3 2
6 Dorotich, Jon ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 0 1 3 0
29 Gallagher, Michael ? ? 3 1 7 5 2 4 0 0 2 0
12 Gleeson, Adrian ? ? 1 0 16 11 5 4 0 4 2 0
13 Hanna, Mil ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 2 0 2
25 Herman, Ian ? ? 0 1 16 15 1 2 0 2 1 4
9 Hunter, Ken ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 4 0 0 3 0
43 Kennedy, Michael ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 1 0 2 5 1
4 Kernahan, Stephen (c) ? ? 3 3 26 20 6 16 0 4 3 4
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 2 0 3 3
17 Naley, Mark ? ? 1 0 28 24 4 2 0 8 1 3
41 O'Sullivan, Luke ? ? 1 1 11 7 4 0 0 1 1 0
27 Payne, Paul ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 4
26 Rhys-Jones, David ? ? 0 0 27 10 17 4 0 4 2 4
38 Robertson, Shane ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 0 0 1 2 0
1 Silvagni, Stephen ? ? 2 2 13 9 4 3 0 4 1 3
Rushed 6
Total (20 players) 15 20 307 212 95 67 2 38 40 34

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
11 Anderson, Greg ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 6 0 2 0 0
2 Antrobus, Tony ? ? 2 0 25 16 9 8 0 0 2 5
31 Bailey, Dean ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 2 0 2 0 3
8 Bewick, Darren ? ? 2 0 7 5 2 2 0 1 2 0
37 Considine, Ed ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 2 0 1 2 2
6 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 0 2 1 2
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 1 2 23 17 6 7 0 1 5 3
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 2 0 15 12 3 0 0 3 1 2
29 Grenvold, David ? ? 0 1 13 8 5 3 0 2 2 4
16 Hamilton, Paul ? ? 0 1 12 6 6 3 0 1 2 0
1 Harvey, Mark ? ? 3 2 25 20 5 5 0 2 4 0
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 2 0 15 9 6 7 12 1 4 3
44 O'Donnell, Gary ? ? 1 0 29 23 6 4 0 0 1 1
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 3 0 9 9 0 4 10 0 0 3
17 Sporn, Kieran ? ? 0 1 11 10 1 6 0 0 2 1
9 Underwood, Andrew ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 4 0 1 1 1
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 3 1 1 2 1
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 0 2 1 5
32 Watson, Tim (c) ? ? 3 1 25 11 14 3 0 4 0 0
13 Williams, Darren ? ? 1 1 20 15 5 2 0 3 2 4
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 21 12 327 216 111 73 23 29 34 40

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