1979 VFL Round 15: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1979 between Carlton and Essendon during round 15 of the 1979 VFL season.
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
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Austin, J. Buckley, V. Catoggio, B. Doull, M. Fitzpatrick, P. Francis, R. Galt, W. Harmes, W. Johnston, W. Jones, T. Keogh, R. Klomp, M. MacLure, A. Marcou, D. McKay, P. Pinnell, G. Southby, G. Towns
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), P. Bennett, N. Clarke, M. Crow, N. Daniher, F. Dunell, G. Foulds, S. Heard, P. Keenan, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, R. Muir, W. Primmer, A. Reid, D. Scanlon, R. Shaw, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Carlton (18.18.126) defeated Essendon (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Carlton: M. MacLure (4), R. Galt (3), J. Buckley (2), V. Catoggio (2), W. Johnston (2), B. Armstrong, M. Fitzpatrick, A. Jesaulenko, W. Jones, A. Marcou
Essendon: N. Daniher (2), K. Mansfield (2), P. Bennett, G. Foulds, S. Heard, P. Keenan, S. Madden, W. Primmer, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the day.
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
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
Coaches:
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Captains:
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Simon Madden
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||