1978 VFL Round 1: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 April 1978 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1978 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with Ron Andrews as vice-captain.
Ricky Quade captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), R. Andrews (vice-capt.), C. Boyd, G. Burdett, T. Cahill, R. Close, T. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, S. Heard, B. Jones, S. Madden, I. Marsh, R. Merrett, W. Primmer, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, R. Shaw, B. Walsh, T. Watson
South Melbourne
R. Quade (capt.), G. Brice, M. Browning, R. Dean, G. Dempster, B. Evans, N. Fields, C. Hounsell, F. Jackson, M. James, D. McLeish, P. Morrison, T. O'Neill, J. Rantall, B. Round, J. Scarlett, G. Teasdale, B. Woodman, D. Young, S. Zantuck
Essendon (19.9.123) defeated South Melbourne (14.18.102).
Goalkickers
Essendon: W. Primmer (7), R. Close (4), T. Daniher (3), A. Davis (2), T. Cahill, B. Jones, S. Madden
South Melbourne: G. Dempster (3), C. Hounsell (3), M. Browning (2), D. Young (2), G. Brice, M. James, B. Round, G. Teasdale
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 April 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,562
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
19.9.123 - 14.18.102
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 9 | (123) |
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 18 | 14 | . | 18 | (102) |
| Margin | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Des Tuddenham
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Ricky Quade
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Ron Andrews
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
J. Morgan
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 5 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 5 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 8 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 8 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Jones, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 4 | ? | 4 | 5 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 7 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 6 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | ? | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 9 | 303 | 231 | 72 | 77 | 0+ | 39 | 38 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Dempster, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Evans, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Hounsell, Colin | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 31 | Jackson, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | James, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Morrison, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Young, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 18 | 270 | 209 | 61 | 64 | 21 | 38 | 39 | |||