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Melbourne defeated by Essendon
Round 20, MCG, Attendance: 22193
Saturday, 17th August 1985, 2:10 PM AEST
Brownlow Votes: 3: S Madden, 2: A Johnson, 1: B Duckworth
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2.1 4.4 10.5 15.7 97
Essendon 8.2 12.6 14.9 17.10 112
Melbourne Player Stats ❘ Essendon Player Stats ❘ Match Head to Head Stats ❘ Scoring Breakdown
  Melbourne Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Ron Barassi  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Adrian Battiston 18 5 23 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gerard Healy 9 12 21 5 0 0 0 2 0
Shane Zantuck 17 4 21 3 0 0 0 3 2
Chris Connolly 14 5 19 4 0 0 0 2 1
Alan Johnson 15 3 18 4 0 2 0 2 1
Stephen Newport 13 4 17 3 2 0 0 1 0
Greg Healy 11 5 16 8 0 0 0 1 2
Michael O'Sullivan 9 7 16 3 0 0 0 2 2
Mark Withers 7 8 15 0 2 0 0 2 1
John Fidge 10 4 14 1 0 0 0 1 0
David Cordner 11 2 13 4 4 2 1 2 1
Darryl Cox 9 4 13 3 1 0 9 2 4
Peter Moore 11 2 13 4 1 1 5 2 5
Alan Jarrott 6 6 12 5 2 0 1 0 1
Nigel Kol 10 1 11 3 0 0 0 3 3
Danny Hughes 9 1 10 4 0 0 1 1 2
Ted Fidge 7 2 9 2 3 0 0 3 1
Robin White 4 3 7 0 0 0 0 2 6
Darren Louttit 4 2 6 3 0 0 1 0 0
Daryl Bourke 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
  Essendon Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Kevin Sheedy  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Mark Harvey 19 8 27 8 1 1 0 3 0
Terry Daniher 13 11 24 13 4 2 0 2 3
Mark Thompson 17 6 23 4 0 1 0 2 3
Tony Elshaug 17 6 23 4 0 1 0 2 4
Leon Baker 17 5 22 5 1 0 0 2 1
Frank Dunell 12 9 21 5 0 0 1 0 1
Simon Madden 10 8 18 8 1 1 19 5 2
Merv Neagle 11 7 18 3 2 0 1 3 2
Paul Van Der Haar 11 6 17 4 0 0 1 3 0
Garry Foulds 12 4 16 1 0 0 0 1 0
Bill Duckworth 14 1 15 5 0 0 0 0 2
Roger Merrett 13 1 14 5 3 3 8 4 3
Steven Clark 10 3 13 5 1 0 0 2 3
Alan Ezard 5 7 12 1 1 0 0 1 3
Glenn Hawker 7 4 11 4 0 0 0 0 1
Darren Williams 7 4 11 1 1 0 0 1 1
Peter Banfield 6 4 10 3 1 0 0 0 2
Paul Weston 4 5 9 2 0 0 0 0 0
Trevor Spencer 5 1 6 3 1 1 0 1 0
Tim Watson 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Head to Head
Melbourne Statistic Essendon
195 Kicks 212
83 Handballs 100
278 Disposals 312
2.35 Kick to Handball Ratio 2.12
61 Marks 85
18 Hitouts 30
31 Frees For 32
32 Frees Against 31
15 Goals Kicked 17
5 Behinds Kicked 10
2 Rushed Behinds 0
22 Scoring Shots 27
68.2% Conversion 63.0%
18.53 Disposals Per Goal 18.35
12.64 Disps Per Scoring Shot 11.56
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Melbourne First Quarter Essendon
2.1 13 Score 8.2 50
3 Scoring Shots 10
66.7% Conversion 80.0%
Lost quarter by 37 Result Won quarter by 37
Trailing by 37 End of Quarter Leading by 37
Melbourne Second Quarter Essendon
2.3 15 Score 4.4 28
5 Scoring Shots 8
40.0% Conversion 50.0%
Lost quarter by 13 Result Won quarter by 13
Trailing by 50 Halftime Leading by 50
Melbourne Third Quarter Essendon
6.1 37 Score 2.3 15
7 Scoring Shots 5
85.7% Conversion 40.0%
Won quarter by 22 Result Lost quarter by 22
Trailing by 28 End of Quarter Leading by 28
Melbourne Final Quarter Essendon
5.2 32 Score 3.1 19
7 Scoring Shots 4
71.4% Conversion 75.0%
Won quarter by 13 Result Lost quarter by 13
Lost game by 15 End of Game Won game by 15
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Melbourne First Half Essendon
4.4 28 Score 12.6 78
8 Scoring Shots 18
50.0% Conversion 66.7%
Lost half by 50 Result Won half by 50
Trailing by 50 Halftime Leading by 50
Melbourne Second Half Essendon
11.3 69 Score 5.4 34
14 Scoring Shots 9
78.6% Conversion 55.6%
Won half by 35 Result Lost half by 35
Lost game by 15 End of Game Won game by 15
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