1979 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 31 March 1979 between Essendon and Carlton during round 3 of the 1979 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at VFL Park.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with 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, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, A. Davis, B. Day, G. Foulds, P. Keenan, I. Marsh, M. Neagle, W. Primmer, A. Reid, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, R. Shaw, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Carlton
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), B. Armstrong, V. Catoggio, D. Collins, B. Doull, M. Fitzpatrick, P. Francis, R. Galt, W. Harmes, K. Heath, W. Johnston, P. Jones, T. Keogh, R. Klomp, M. MacLure, A. Marcou, D. McKay, P. Pinnell, K. Sheldon, G. Southby
Essendon (11.14.80) were defeated by Carlton (14.17.101).
Goalkickers
Essendon: W. Primmer (3), T. Daniher (2), S. Madden (2), I. Marsh (2), P. Bennett, M. Crow
Carlton: R. Galt (3), V. Catoggio (2), W. Johnston (2), A. Marcou (2), K. Sheldon (2), B. Armstrong, M. Fitzpatrick, M. MacLure
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder and Carlton were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 31 March 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
41,777
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Margin | CARL by 1 | CARL by 21 | CARL by 24 | CARL by 21 | CARL by 21 | |||||||||||
| 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:
B. Deller,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Day, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Reid, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | 326 | 240 | 86 | 82 | 21 | 38 | 32 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Catoggio, Vin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Fitzpatrick, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Harmes, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Heath, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Johnston, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | Klomp, Robbert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Marcou, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Sheldon, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | 348 | 235 | 113 | 72 | 16 | 32 | 38 | |||