1979 VFL Round 16: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1979 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 16 of the 1979 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Ron Alexander captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
Ken Fletcher captained the visitors with Simon Madden as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.
Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), G. Allan, B. Beecroft, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, L. Harris, K. Higgins, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, N. Mugavin, B. Quinlan, M. Richardson, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Walls
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, P. Bennett, M. Crow, N. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, S. Heard, P. Keenan, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, R. Muir, M. Neagle, A. Reid, S. Robins, R. Shaw, K. Steel, S. Taubert, T. Watson
Fitzroy (16.16.112) defeated Essendon (15.9.99).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Walls (5), B. Beecroft (3), D. McMahon (3), L. Harris (2), G. Allan, G. McCarthy, H. Merrigan
Essendon: S. Madden (6), M. Neagle (2), P. Bennett, N. Daniher, A. Davis, K. Mansfield, A. Reid, S. Taubert, T. Watson
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
19,684
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Margin | FITZ by 10 | FITZ by 32 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 13 | FITZ by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ron Alexander
(Fitzroy),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
Simon Madden
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 56 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | Mugavin, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 16 | 281 | 211 | 70 | 62 | 39 | 34 | 41 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (vc) | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Reid, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Steel, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 9 | 308 | 208 | 100 | 65 | 30 | 41 | 34 | |||