1979 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1979 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1979 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with Simon Madden as vice-captain.
Ray Shaw captained the visitors with Kevin Morris as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), C. Barbary, P. Bennett, M. Crow, N. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, S. Heard, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, R. Muir, M. Neagle, S. Robins, R. Shaw, K. Steel, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Collingwood
R. Shaw (capt.), K. Morris (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, G. Austen, D. Banks, R. Brewer, R. Byrne, C. Davis, A. Edwards, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. McCormack, P. Moore, R. Ohlsen, B. Picken, C. Stewart, B. Valli, R. Wearmouth, T. Wight, K. Worthington
Essendon (9.17.71) were defeated by Collingwood (14.8.92).
Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Taubert (3), C. Barbary (2), M. Crow, S. Madden, S. Robins, T. Watson
Collingwood: C. Davis (4), R. Kink (3), A. Edwards (2), R. Wearmouth (2), G. Anderson, R. Brewer, C. Stewart
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
31,583
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
9.17.71 - 14.8.92
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Margin | COLL by 12 | COLL by 22 | COLL by 17 | COLL by 21 | COLL by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Ray Shaw
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
Kevin Morris
(Collingwood)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Barbary, Craig | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Steel, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 17 | 335 | 222 | 113 | 72 | 32 | 51 | 49 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Anderson, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Banks, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Ohlsen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Valli, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 28 | Wight, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 8 | 293 | 205 | 88 | 45 | 26 | 49 | 51 | |||