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Western Bulldogs defeated by Essendon
Round 1, Saturday, 28th March 1987
 
Brownlow Votes: 3: L Baker, 2: A Ezard, 1: R Merrett
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Western Bulldogs 3.3 6.3 7.4 9.8 62
Essendon 2.1 7.3 13.6 19.7 121
Western Bulldogs Player Stats ❘ Essendon Player Stats ❘ Match Head to Head Stats ❘ Scoring Breakdown
  Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Mick Malthouse  
Player K HB D M G B T HO FF FA
Tony McGuinness 16 8 24 3 3 1 1 1 2 2
Stephen Wallis 20 4 24 1 0 1 0 0 3 2
Michael Ford 9 8 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Stephen MacPherson 13 3 16 1 1 0 2 0 0 2
Brian Royal 11 3 14 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
Darren Baxter 10 3 13 5 0 0 0 0 2 2
Brenton Vilcins 3 10 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Zeno Tzatzaris 11 1 12 4 0 0 0 0 1 3
Angelo Petraglia 7 5 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Greg Eppelstun 6 5 11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Richard Cousins 7 4 11 5 1 0 0 0 0 0
Murray Rance 8 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Andrew Purser 6 5 11 3 0 0 0 15 2 1
Tony Liberatore 7 2 9 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
Troy Moloney 8 1 9 2 0 1 0 2 1 1
Phil Cronan 4 5 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
Peter Baxter 3 5 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Rick Kennedy 6 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
Simon Beasley 5 1 6 3 2 3 1 0 1 2
Michael McLean 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Essendon Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Kevin Sheedy  
Player K HB D M G B T HO FF FA
Leon Baker 18 14 32 6 1 2 3 0 2 1
Neil Clarke 18 7 25 6 2 0 3 0 2 1
Anthony Daniher 15 7 22 10 1 0 3 0 0 1
Terry Daniher 12 9 21 9 0 1 2 0 0 2
Glenn Hawker 13 7 20 2 1 0 1 4 2 0
Garry Foulds 15 4 19 3 0 1 1 0 1 0
Tony Elshaug 9 10 19 5 1 0 1 0 0 2
Kevin Walsh 14 4 18 4 0 1 1 0 1 1
Dean Bailey 13 4 17 1 2 0 1 0 3 1
Shane Heard 5 12 17 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Darren Williams 6 10 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
Brian Winton 11 5 16 5 0 0 1 0 3 1
Paul Hamilton 8 7 15 4 0 0 2 0 1 0
Peter Francis 12 3 15 1 1 0 2 0 0 2
Paul Salmon 8 6 14 6 0 1 1 22 2 0
Roger Merrett 5 9 14 6 2 0 4 4 1 3
Alan Ezard 11 1 12 4 7 1 2 0 1 0
Trevor Spencer 5 4 9 3 1 0 2 4 1 1
Steven Clark 4 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Paul Van Der Haar 4 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 1
Head to Head
Western Bulldogs Statistic Essendon
162 Kicks 206
80 Handballs 128
242 Disposals 334
2.02 Kick to Handball Ratio 1.61
40 Marks 82
10 Tackles 33
20 Hitouts 34
19 Frees For 22
25 Frees Against 19
9 Goals Kicked 19
6 Behinds Kicked 7
2 Rushed Behinds 0
17 Scoring Shots 26
52.9% Conversion 73.1%
26.89 Disposals Per Goal 17.58
14.24 Disps Per Scoring Shot 12.85
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Western Bulldogs First Quarter Essendon
3.3 21 Score 2.1 13
6 Scoring Shots 3
50.0% Conversion 66.7%
Won quarter by 8 Result Lost quarter by 8
Leading by 8 End of Quarter Trailing by 8
Western Bulldogs Second Quarter Essendon
3.0 18 Score 5.2 32
3 Scoring Shots 7
100.0% Conversion 71.4%
Lost quarter by 14 Result Won quarter by 14
Trailing by 6 Halftime Leading by 6
Western Bulldogs Third Quarter Essendon
1.1 7 Score 6.3 39
2 Scoring Shots 9
50.0% Conversion 66.7%
Lost quarter by 32 Result Won quarter by 32
Trailing by 38 End of Quarter Leading by 38
Western Bulldogs Final Quarter Essendon
2.4 16 Score 6.1 37
6 Scoring Shots 7
33.3% Conversion 85.7%
Lost quarter by 21 Result Won quarter by 21
Lost game by 59 End of Game Won game by 59
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Western Bulldogs First Half Essendon
6.3 39 Score 7.3 45
9 Scoring Shots 10
66.7% Conversion 70.0%
Lost half by 6 Result Won half by 6
Trailing by 6 Halftime Leading by 6
Western Bulldogs Second Half Essendon
3.5 23 Score 12.4 76
8 Scoring Shots 16
37.5% Conversion 75.0%
Lost half by 53 Result Won half by 53
Lost game by 59 End of Game Won game by 59
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