1979 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1979 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 18 of the 1979 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Carl Ditterich captained the hosts.
Ken Fletcher captained the visitors with Simon Madden as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Carl Ditterich and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.
Melbourne
C. Ditterich (capt.), G. Baker, M. Byrne, C. Clayton, J. Durnan, G. Elliott, R. Elliott, R. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Giles, P. Hamilton, G. Hutchison, A. Moir, P. Seaton, S. Smith, P. Thorne, R. Walters, G. Wells, K. Whitfort
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), C. Barbary, P. Bennett, N. Clarke, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, A. Davis, B. Day, G. Foulds, S. Heard, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, R. Muir, A. Reid, R. Shaw, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Melbourne (21.8.134) defeated Essendon (16.9.105).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Walters (9), S. Smith (4), G. Wells (4), G. Elliott, R. Flower, G. Hutchison, A. Moir
Essendon: T. Daniher (4), S. Taubert (3), S. Madden (2), T. Watson (2), C. Barbary, P. Bennett, N. Clarke, M. Crow, A. Davis
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 4 August 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
25,367
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 7 | 21 | . | 8 | 21 | . | 8 | (134) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | MELB by 17 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Captains:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Simon Madden
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
P. Serong
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Durnan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 45 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Seaton, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Thorne, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Walters, Robert | ? | ? | 9 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Whitfort, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 8 | 344 | 253 | 91 | 113 | 20 | 36 | 43 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Barbary, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 39 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Day, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Reid, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 9 | 316 | 211 | 105 | 78 | 34 | 43 | 36 | |||