1978 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1978 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1978 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with Ron Andrews as vice-captain.
Harvey Merrigan captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Graham Campbell.
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), R. Andrews (vice-capt.), C. Boyd, T. Cahill, R. Close, M. Crow, T. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, S. Heard, B. Jones, S. Madden, I. Marsh, R. Muir, M. Neagle, W. Primmer, S. Robins, M. Sheldon, S. Taubert, T. Watson
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, P. Brown, R. Carter, J. Frazer, T. Godfrey, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, G. Lawrie, W. Linton, N. MacLeod, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, B. Padley, L. Serafini, C. Smith
Essendon (15.15.105) defeated Fitzroy (14.17.101).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Daniher (3), S. Madden (3), T. Cahill (2), W. Primmer (2), S. Robins (2), R. Close, B. Jones, S. Taubert
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (4), D. McMahon (3), R. Alexander, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, G. Lawrie, G. McCarthy, B. Padley, G. Wilson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 15 April 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,549
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Margin | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 3 | FITZ by 2 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Ron Andrews
(Essendon),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Fellows,
G. Polites
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Jones, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Sheldon, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 15 | 284 | 227 | 57 | 69 | 25 | 48 | 48 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Frazer, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Godfrey, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 20 | MacLeod, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Rushed | 6 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | 252 | 199 | 53 | 64 | 32 | 48 | 48 | |||