1979 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1979 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1979 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with Simon Madden as vice-captain.
Ron Alexander captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), C. Barbary, P. Bennett, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, S. Heard, P. Keenan, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, M. Neagle, D. Scanlon, R. Shaw, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson, D. Williams
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, C. Hansen, L. Harris, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, N. Mugavin, K. O'Keeffe, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, N. Taylor
Essendon (10.16.76) were defeated by Fitzroy (25.22.172).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Daniher (4), N. Daniher (2), G. Hawker (2), M. Crow, G. Foulds
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (7), B. Quinlan (6), M. Richardson (4), D. McMahon (3), W. Irwin (2), G. Allan, G. McCarthy, G. Wilson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
19,686
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| Fitzroy | 7 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 14 | 20 | . | 17 | 25 | . | 22 | 25 | . | 22 | (172) |
| Margin | FITZ by 44 | FITZ by 52 | FITZ by 99 | FITZ by 96 | FITZ by 96 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Marcy,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Barbary, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 45 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 16 | 265 | 197 | 68 | 55 | 24 | 45 | 33 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 7 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 56 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Mugavin, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Poynton, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 6 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 25 | 22 | 348 | 203 | 145 | 59 | 37 | 33 | 45 | |||