1979 VFL Grand Final: Carlton v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 29 September 1979 between Carlton and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1979 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts.
Ray Shaw captained the visitors with Kevin Morris as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Alex Jesaulenko and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Carlton
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Austin, P. Brown, J. Buckley, B. Doull, M. Fitzpatrick, P. Francis, W. Harmes, W. Johnston, P. Jones, T. Keogh, R. Klomp, M. MacLure, A. Marcou, P. McConville, D. McKay, K. Sheldon, G. Southby, M. Young
Collingwood
R. Shaw (capt.), K. Morris (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, D. Banks, R. Barham, R. Brewer, R. Byrne, L. Carlson, C. Davis, A. Edwards, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. McCormack, P. Moore, R. Ohlsen, B. Picken, D. Shaw, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
Carlton (11.16.82) defeated Collingwood (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Carlton: K. Sheldon (3), J. Buckley (2), M. MacLure (2), P. Francis, W. Harmes, P. Jones, M. Young
Collingwood: C. Davis (4), R. Brewer, L. Carlson, A. Edwards, A. Ireland, R. Kink, R. Ohlsen, R. Wearmouth
As a result of this match, Carlton were the premiers and Collingwood were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Carlton
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 29 September 1979
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
113,545
Match Results
Outcome:
Carlton
def.
Collingwood
Score:
11.16.82 - 11.11.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 0 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | COLL by 10 | CARL by 1 | CARL by 21 | CARL by 5 | CARL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton),
Ray Shaw
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Kevin Morris
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
K. Smith
Goal Umpire:
R. Barker,
B. Farrow
Boundary Umpire:
L. Paterson,
G. Willcox
Norm Smith Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Harmes | CARL | 37 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Buckley, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Fitzpatrick, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 6 |
| 47 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Harmes, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Johnston, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 22 | Klomp, Robbert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 34 | Marcou, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | McConville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Sheldon, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Young, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | 283 | 203 | 80 | 51 | 36 | 37 | 54 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Anderson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Banks, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Carlson, Leigh | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 34 | Ohlsen, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Shaw, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | 246 | 195 | 51 | 45 | 32 | 54 | 37 | |||