1979 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1979 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1979 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with Simon Madden as vice-captain.
Carl Ditterich captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Carl Ditterich.
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), P. Bennett, C. Boyd, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, G. Foulds, S. Heard, P. Keenan, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, M. Neagle, W. Primmer, A. Reid, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, R. Shaw, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Melbourne
C. Ditterich (capt.), M. Byrne, B. Denny, R. Elliott, R. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, S. Grambeau, S. Gull, P. Hamilton, G. Healy, G. Hunnibell, T. Martyn, A. Moir, K. O'Donnell, P. Thorne, R. Walters, G. Wells, D. Whitford, M. Wingate
Essendon (23.18.156) defeated Melbourne (9.20.74).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Daniher (7), W. Primmer (3), S. Heard (2), S. Madden (2), K. Mansfield (2), M. Neagle (2), A. Reid (2), P. Vander Haar (2), P. Keenan
Melbourne: G. Gaunt (3), C. Ditterich (2), M. Byrne, S. Gull, R. Walters, G. Wells
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,426
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 7 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 12 | 23 | . | 18 | 23 | . | 18 | (156) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 20 | 9 | . | 20 | (74) |
| Margin | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 65 | ESSE by 64 | ESSE by 82 | ESSE by 82 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 7 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Reid, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 18 | 329 | 247 | 82 | 116 | 31 | 31 | 43 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Denny, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Hunnibell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | Martyn, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Thorne, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Walters, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 20 | 282 | 196 | 86 | 54 | 31 | 43 | 31 | |||