1979 VFL Season Round 15: Carlton v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1979 between Carlton and Essendon during round fifteen of the 1979 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park. Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts. Ken Fletcher captained the visitors with Simon Madden as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Alex Jesaulenko and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.

Carlton (18.18.126) defeated Essendon (12.11.83).

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Carlton v Essendon
Date: Saturday 14 July 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 44,548

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Essendon
Score: 18.18.126 - 12.11.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 3 11 . 9 15 . 13 18 . 18 18 . 18 (126)
Essendon 4 . 2 6 . 7 9 . 9 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Margin CARL by 1 CARL by 32 CARL by 40 CARL by 43 CARL by 43
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Alex Jesaulenko
Coach: Alex Jesaulenko

Essendon

Captain: Ken Fletcher
Vice-Captain: Simon Madden
Coach: Barry Davis

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

I. Robinson
J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 0 25 19 6 4 0 0 0
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 5 0 2 0
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 2 2 18 12 6 2 0 3 0
4 Catoggio, Vin ? ? 2 0 12 9 3 2 0 2 0
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 2 0 0 4
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike ? ? 1 1 29 20 9 12 16 2 4
47 Francis, Peter ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 1 1
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 3 2 6 5 1 3 0 1 3
37 Harmes, Wayne ? ? 0 0 23 23 0 10 0 3 1
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 1 1 22 19 3 9 0 3 5
7 Johnston, Wayne ? ? 2 4 20 17 3 5 0 4 1
2 Jones, Warren ? ? 1 0 9 7 2 3 10 3 2
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 0 2 17 15 2 2 0 2 5
22 Klomp, Robbert ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 5 0 2 1
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 4 3 20 15 5 13 0 2 5
34 Marcou, Alex ? ? 1 1 17 12 5 4 0 3 3
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 3 0 0 0
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 2
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 1 0 4 1
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 18 18 315 230 85 92 26 37 38

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
38 Bennett, Peter ? ? 1 0 31 20 11 9 0 5 4
39 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 3 0 0 1
31 Crow, Max ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 9 0 2 2
6 Daniher, Neale ? ? 2 0 17 10 7 5 0 1 1
7 Dunell, Frank ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 1
21 Fletcher, Ken (c) ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 1 0 1 2
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 1 2 21 17 4 7 0 0 3
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 1 1 17 12 5 3 0 2 2
1 Keenan, Peter ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 8 17 3 2
27 Madden, Simon (vc) ? ? 1 1 12 9 3 6 8 1 2
13 Mansfield, Ken ? ? 2 0 26 17 9 7 1 7 4
37 Marsh, Ian ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 1 0 0 4
42 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 4 0 1 0
15 Primmer, Wayne ? ? 1 1 5 5 0 1 0 0 3
2 Reid, Alan ? ? 0 1 26 21 5 7 0 5 4
36 Scanlon, Denis ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 2 1
26 Shaw, Robert ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 2 1
16 Taubert, Steven ? ? 1 1 6 6 0 2 0 2 0
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 1 2 13 8 5 5 3 2 0
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 5 0 2 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 11 297 207 90 90 29 38 37

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s