1989 VFL Round 22: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1989 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 22 of the 1989 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Greg Healy captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Melbourne
G. Healy (capt.), L. Beveridge, T. Campbell, C. Connolly, J. Duursma, D. Flintoff, R. Grinter, D. Hughes, R. Jackson, A. Johnson, B. Lovett, S. O'Dwyer, P. Rohde, E. Spalding, S. Stretch, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Wight, B. Wilson, G. Yeats
Essendon
G. Anderson, T. Antrobus, D. Bailey, J. Barnes, D. Bewick, S. Clark, A. Daniher, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, M. Long, S. Madden, C. O'Brien, G. O'Donnell, B. Plain, P. Somerville, D. Wallis, K. Walsh, D. Williams
Melbourne (13.11.89) were defeated by Essendon (16.12.108).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Wilson (4), G. Healy (2), R. Jackson (2), T. Campbell, D. Flintoff, P. Rohde, J. Stynes, T. Viney
Essendon: T. Antrobus (4), S. Madden (3), D. Bewick (2), J. Barnes, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, B. Duckworth, A. Ezard, C. O'Brien, D. Wallis
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1989 VFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 2 September 1989
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
41,080
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Northey
(Melbourne),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Greg Healy
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
C. Mitchell
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Anderson | ESSE | 11 | 3 |
| Kevin Walsh | ESSE | 30 | 2 |
| Michael Long | ESSE | 4 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Beveridge, Luke | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Campbell, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Connolly, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Duursma, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Flintoff, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Grinter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | Healy, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Hughes, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Jackson, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Johnson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lovett, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | O'Dwyer, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 41 | Rohde, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Spalding, Earl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | Stretch, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Wight, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Yeats, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | 316 | 199 | 117 | 67 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Anderson, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Antrobus, Tony | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Bailey, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Barnes, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Clark, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 45 | O'Brien, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Plain, Bradley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Wallis, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Walsh, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 12 | 347 | 238 | 109 | 105 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 25 | |||