1979 VFL Elimination Final: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1979 between Fitzroy and Essendon in the elimination final of the 1979 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
Ron Alexander captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
Ken Fletcher captained the visitors with Simon Madden as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, P. Brown, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, L. Harris, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, P. Keays, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, N. Mugavin, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Walls
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, P. Bennett, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, S. Heard, R. Hyde, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, R. Muir, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, R. Shaw, M. Sheldon, S. Taubert, T. Watson
Fitzroy (17.22.124) defeated Essendon (5.13.43).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (4), R. Walls (3), B. Beecroft (2), M. Conlan (2), D. McMahon (2), G. Wilson (2), W. Irwin, M. Richardson
Essendon: R. Andrews, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, K. Fletcher, S. Robins
As a result of this match, Fitzroy faced Collingwood in the first semi final and Essendon were eliminated (finishing 5th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Elimination Final
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 8 September 1979
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
49,470
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 9 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 22 | 17 | . | 22 | (124) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 13 | (43) |
| Margin | FITZ by 49 | FITZ by 59 | FITZ by 75 | FITZ by 81 | FITZ by 81 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
Simon Madden
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson,
R. Sawers
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 56 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 35 | Mugavin, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 22 | 350 | 219 | 131 | 59 | 30 | 31 | 60 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 19 | Hyde, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Sheldon, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 74 | 60 | 18 | 60 | 31 | |||