1979 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 12-1-9, P%: 105.1%)
Finals Performance:
Knocked out by Fitzroy (Elimination Final)
Players:
36
Brownlow Leader(s):
Terry Daniher (13)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Terry Daniher (56)
W. S. Crichton Medal Recipient(s):
Simon Madden
Team Leaders
Captain(s):
Ken Fletcher
Vice-Captain(s):
Simon Madden
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Amos, Robert | #11 | 2 | R11-R12 | 0 | |
| Andrews, Ron | #4 | 3 | R16, R20, EF | 2 | |
| Barbary, Craig | #48 | 8 | R04-R05, R17-R22 | 5 | |
| Bennett, Peter | #38 | 23 | R01-R22, EF | 8 | |
| Besanko, Neil | #30 | 8 | R01-R04, R10-R12, R22 | 1 | |
| Boyd, Colin | #17 | 4 | R01-R02, R07-R08 | 0 | |
| Clarke, Neil | #39 | 5 | R06, R14-R15, R18-R19 | 2 | |
| Crow, Max | #31 | 22 | R01-R07, R09-R22, EF | 12 | |
| Daniher, Neale | #6 | 23 | R01-R22, EF | 9 | |
| Daniher, Terry | #5 | 15 | R01-R10, R18-R21, EF | 57 | |
| Davis, Allan | #29 | 15 | R01-R05, R08, R13, R16-R22, EF | 12 | |
| Day, Barry | #3 | 11 | R01-R03, R09-R13, R18-R20 | 7 | |
| Dunell, Frank | #7 | 5 | R11-R15 | 8 | |
| Fletcher, Ken | #21 | 19 | R01-R03, R05-R07, R09-R12, R15-R22, EF | 1 | |
| Foulds, Garry | #10 | 23 | R01-R22, EF | 8 | |
| Hawker, Glenn | #33 | 10 | R05-R06, R08-R10, R13-R14, R17, R21-R22 | 5 | |
| Heard, Shane | #9 | 15 | R04-R07, R09-R11, R14-R18, R21-R22, EF | 6 | |
| Hyde, Robert | #19 | 1 | EF | 0 | |
| Keenan, Peter | #1 | 13 | R03-R12, R15-R16, R19 | 8 | |
| Madden, Simon | #27 | 23 | R01-R22, EF | 39 | |
| Mansfield, Ken | #13 | 21 | R02, R04-R22, EF | 10 | |
| Marsh, Ian | #37 | 22 | R01-R13, R15-R22, EF | 2 | |
| Merrett, Roger | #25 | 4 | R01-R02, R04, R14 | 1 | |
| Muir, Russell | #42 | 16 | R08-R22, EF | 1 | |
| Neagle, Merv | #34 | 10 | R01-R08, R16-R17 | 5 | |
| Primmer, Wayne | #15 | 10 | R01, R03, R07-R08, R11-R15, R22 | 16 | |
| Reid, Alan | #2 | 16 | R01-R04, R06-R16, R18 | 3 | |
| Robins, Stephen | #24 | 18 | R03-R04, R06-R14, R16-R17, R19-R22, EF | 23 | |
| Scanlon, Denis | #36 | 17 | R01-R08, R12-R15, R19-R22, EF | 2 | |
| Shaw, Robert | #26 | 16 | R01-R07, R09, R13-R18, R22, EF | 0 | |
| Sheldon, Michael | #12 | 3 | R20-R21, EF | 0 | |
| Steel, Kelvin | #20 | 6 | R14, R16-R17, R19-R21 | 0 | |
| Taubert, Steven | #16 | 14 | R08-R10, R13-R22, EF | 14 | |
| Vander Haar, Paul | #18 | 15 | R01-R03, R05-R13, R15, R17-R18 | 24 | |
| Watson, Tim | #32 | 23 | R01-R22, EF | 34 | |
| Williams, Darren | #45 | 1 | R05 | 0 |
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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.
Coach Results
| Coach | Match(es) (W-D-L) | Round(s) | |||
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| Davis, Barry | 23 | 12 | -1- | 10 | R01-R22, EF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 07/04/1979 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 20 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 16/04/1979 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESS by 84 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 31/03/1979 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CAR by 21 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 28/04/1979 | Round 4 | Footscray | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Barry Davis | Simon Madden |
| 05/05/1979 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FIT by 96 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 12/05/1979 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 34 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 19/05/1979 | Round 7 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 82 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 26/05/1979 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 1 | Barry Davis | Simon Madden |
| 02/06/1979 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 8 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 09/06/1979 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 16 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 18/06/1979 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 24 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 23/06/1979 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESS by 47 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 30/06/1979 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 39 | Barry Davis | Simon Madden |
| 07/07/1979 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESS by 21 | Barry Davis | Simon Madden |
| 14/07/1979 | Round 15 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 43 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 21/07/1979 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 13 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 28/07/1979 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COL by 21 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 04/08/1979 | Round 18 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MEL by 29 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 11/08/1979 | Round 19 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESS by 40 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 18/08/1979 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 4 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 25/08/1979 | Round 21 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESS by 19 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 01/09/1979 | Round 22 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RIC by 59 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 08/09/1979 | Elimination Final | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 81 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
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