1978 VFL Round 14: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1978 between Essendon and Carlton during round 14 of the 1978 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with, in the absence of Ron Andrews, deputy vice-captain Simon Madden as vice-captain.
Alex Jesaulenko captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Alex Jesaulenko.
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), P. Bennett, N. Besanko, C. Boyd, G. Burdett, T. Cahill, M. Crow, T. Daniher, G. Foulds, S. Heard, R. Muir, M. Neagle, W. Primmer, M. Redenbach, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Carlton
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, P. Brown, J. Buckley, D. Collins, R. Galt, K. Heath, P. Jones, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, P. McConville, D. McKay, T. Pickett, P. Pinnell, K. Sheldon, G. Southby, G. Towns
Essendon (13.24.102) defeated Carlton (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
Essendon: W. Primmer (4), G. Burdett (3), T. Daniher (2), M. Crow, M. Neagle, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar
Carlton: R. Ashman (3), R. Galt (3), M. MacLure (2), T. Pickett (2), B. Armstrong, J. Buckley, T. Keogh, P. McConville
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 8 July 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
29,788
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 24 | 13 | . | 24 | (102) |
| Carlton | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | CARL by 20 | CARL by 3 | CARL by 22 | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Redenbach, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 24 | 310 | 236 | 74 | 81 | 27 | 43 | 29 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 41 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Buckley, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Heath, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Mangels, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | McConville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Pickett, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sheldon, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Towns, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | 280 | 197 | 83 | 65 | 26 | 29 | 43 | |||