1989 VFL Round 20: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1989 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 20 of the 1989 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Tim Watson captained the hosts.
John Law captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, T. Antrobus, D. Bailey, D. Bewick, A. Daniher, T. Daniher, G. Foulds, P. Hamilton, M. Harvey, M. Long, S. Madden, G. O'Donnell, B. Plain, P. Salmon, T. Spencer, M. Thompson, D. Wallis, K. Walsh, D. Williams
North Melbourne
J. Law (capt.), D. Ackerly, B. Allison, P. Bryce, B. Buckley, D. Crocker, I. Fairley, P. German, M. Hepburn, D. Kickett, M. Larkin, J. Longmire, J. McCarthy, D. McDonald, J. Romero, W. Schwass, C. Sholl, R. Smith, D. Steele, A. Stevens
Essendon (19.14.128) defeated North Melbourne (17.10.112).
Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Bewick (3), T. Daniher (3), M. Harvey (2), S. Madden (2), T. Watson (2), T. Antrobus, M. Long, B. Plain, P. Salmon, T. Spencer, D. Wallis, D. Williams
North Melbourne: B. Allison (3), D. Crocker (2), I. Fairley (2), P. German (2), J. Romero (2), R. Smith (2), D. Kickett, J. Longmire, D. McDonald, W. Schwass
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1989
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,794
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
19.14.128 - 17.10.112
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 14 | (128) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 10 | (112) |
| Margin | NMLB by 21 | NMLB by 2 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
John Kennedy
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Tim Watson
(Essendon),
John Law
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Clayton,
R. Sawers
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Anderson | ESSE | 11 | 3 |
| Brett Allison | NMLB | 33 | 2 |
| Darren Bewick | ESSE | 8 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Anderson, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Antrobus, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 44 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Plain, Bradley | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Salmon, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 14 | 295 | 194 | 101 | 59 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 29 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ackerly, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Bryce, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Buckley, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Fairley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | German, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Hepburn, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Kickett, Derek | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Larkin, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | Law, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | McCarthy, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | McDonald, Donald | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Romero, Jose | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Schwass, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Steele, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 10 | 266 | 174 | 92 | 46 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 28 | |||