1989 VFL Round 21: Sydney v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1989 between Sydney and Essendon during round 21 of the 1989 VFL season.
Sydney hosted Essendon at SCG.
Dennis Carroll captained the hosts.
Tim Watson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Col Kinnear and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Sydney
D. Carroll (capt.), T. Barling, M. Bayes, D. Bolton, R. Carter, G. Cordy, W. Henwood, L. Higgins, M. Kellett, D. McAsey, B. Mitchell, D. Murphy, M. Neagle, M. Phyland, I. Roberts, R. Teal, T. Thripp, B. Toohey, G. Williams, S. Wright
Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), G. Anderson, T. Antrobus, D. Bewick, E. Considine, A. Daniher, G. Foulds, P. Hamilton, M. Harvey, M. Long, S. Madden, C. O'Brien, G. O'Donnell, B. Plain, P. Somerville, T. Spencer, M. Thompson, D. Wallis, K. Walsh, D. Williams
Sydney (15.20.110) defeated Essendon (15.14.104).
Goalkickers
Sydney: B. Toohey (8), D. Murphy (2), M. Bayes, L. Higgins, D. McAsey, R. Teal, S. Wright
Essendon: T. Antrobus (3), D. Bewick (3), A. Daniher (2), M. Long (2), G. Foulds, B. Plain, P. Somerville, T. Spencer, D. Williams
As a result of this match, Sydney were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Sydney
v
Essendon
Date:
Friday 25 August 1989
Time:
7:40 PM
Venue:
SCG
Attendance:
12,042
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 20 | 15 | . | 20 | (110) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Margin | SYDN by 11 | ESSE by 2 | SYDN by 2 | SYDN by 6 | SYDN by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Col Kinnear
(Sydney),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Dennis Carroll
(Sydney),
Tim Watson
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Castle,
B. Sheehan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Toohey | SYDN | 15 | 3 |
| Michael Long | ESSE | 4 | 2 |
| Tony Antrobus | ESSE | 2 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Barling, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Bolton, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Carroll, Dennis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Cordy, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Henwood, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 47 | Higgins, Leon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 46 | Kellett, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | McAsey, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Mitchell, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Murphy, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Phyland, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Roberts, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Teal, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Thripp, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Toohey, Bernard | ? | ? | 8 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Williams, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 20 | 317 | 177 | 140 | 52 | 14 | 28 | 22 | 25 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Anderson, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Antrobus, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Considine, Ed | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Hamilton, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Harvey, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | O'Brien, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Plain, Bradley | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 14 | 266 | 192 | 74 | 74 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 22 | |||