1978 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1978 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 15 of the 1978 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Harvey Merrigan captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
Ken Fletcher captained the visitors with, in the absence of Ron Andrews, deputy vice-captain Simon Madden as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Campbell and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, P. Brown, M. Conlan, G. Fowler, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. Lawrie, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, L. Serafini, C. Smith, A. Thompson, R. Walls
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), P. Bennett, N. Besanko, C. Boyd, G. Burdett, T. Cahill, M. Crow, T. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, B. Jones, I. Marsh, R. Muir, M. Neagle, W. Primmer, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Fitzroy (15.11.101) defeated Essendon (11.17.83).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: M. Conlan (3), G. Lawrie (3), R. Walls (3), B. Beecroft (2), W. Irwin, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, G. Wilson
Essendon: T. Daniher (3), G. Burdett (2), T. Cahill (2), A. Davis, W. Primmer, S. Robins, P. Vander Haar
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 15 July 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
13,743
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Margin | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 47 | FITZ by 17 | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Captains:
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
Simon Madden
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
B. Deller
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 48 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | 286 | 200 | 86 | 74 | 29 | 45 | 50 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Jones, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 2 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 17 | 288 | 209 | 79 | 60 | 22 | 50 | 45 | |||