1979 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1979 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. Essendon were defeated by Fitzroy in the elimination final, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 12-1-9, P%: 105.1)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Fitzroy (Elimination Final)
Team Leaders
Captain:
Ken Fletcher
Vice-Captain:
Simon Madden
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos, Robert | #11 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Andrews, Ron | #4 | 3 | 2 | R16, R20, EF |
| Barbary, Craig | #48 | 8 | 5 | R04-05, R17-22 |
| Bennett, Peter | #38 | 23 | 8 | R01-22, EF |
| Besanko, Neil | #30 | 8 | 1 | R01-04, R10-12, R22 |
| Boyd, Colin | #17 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R07-08 |
| Clarke, Neil | #39 | 5 | 2 | R06, R14-15, R18-19 |
| Crow, Max | #31 | 22 | 12 | R01-07, R09-22, EF |
| Daniher, Neale | #6 | 23 | 9 | R01-22, EF |
| Daniher, Terry | #5 | 15 | 57 | R01-10, R18-21, EF |
| Davis, Allan | #29 | 15 | 12 | R01-05, R08, R13, R16-22, EF |
| Day, Barry | #3 | 11 | 7 | R01-03, R09-13, R18-20 |
| Dunell, Frank | #7 | 5 | 8 | R11-15 |
| Fletcher, Ken | #21 | 19 | 1 | R01-03, R05-07, R09-12, R15-22, EF |
| Foulds, Garry | #10 | 23 | 8 | R01-22, EF |
| Hawker, Glenn | #33 | 10 | 5 | R05-06, R08-10, R13-14, R17, R21-22 |
| Heard, Shane | #9 | 15 | 6 | R04-07, R09-11, R14-18, R21-22, EF |
| Hyde, Robert | #19 | 1 | 0 | EF |
| Keenan, Peter | #1 | 13 | 8 | R03-12, R15-16, R19 |
| Madden, Simon | #27 | 23 | 39 | R01-22, EF |
| Mansfield, Ken | #13 | 21 | 10 | R02, R04-22, EF |
| Marsh, Ian | #37 | 22 | 2 | R01-13, R15-22, EF |
| Merrett, Roger | #25 | 4 | 1 | R01-02, R04, R14 |
| Muir, Russell | #42 | 16 | 1 | R08-22, EF |
| Neagle, Merv | #34 | 10 | 5 | R01-08, R16-17 |
| Primmer, Wayne | #15 | 10 | 16 | R01, R03, R07-08, R11-15, R22 |
| Reid, Alan | #2 | 16 | 3 | R01-04, R06-16, R18 |
| Robins, Stephen | #24 | 18 | 23 | R03-04, R06-14, R16-17, R19-22, EF |
| Scanlon, Denis | #36 | 17 | 2 | R01-08, R12-15, R19-22, EF |
| Shaw, Robert | #26 | 16 | 0 | R01-07, R09, R13-18, R22, EF |
| Sheldon, Michael | #12 | 3 | 0 | R20-21, EF |
| Steel, Kelvin | #20 | 6 | 0 | R14, R16-17, R19-21 |
| Taubert, Steven | #16 | 14 | 14 | R08-10, R13-22, EF |
| Vander Haar, Paul | #18 | 15 | 24 | R01-03, R05-13, R15, R17-18 |
| Watson, Tim | #32 | 23 | 34 | R01-22, EF |
| Williams, Darren | #45 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, Barry | 23 | 12 | -1- | 10 | R01-22, EF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1979 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 20 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 16/04/1979 | Round 2 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 84 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 31/03/1979 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 21 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 28/04/1979 | Round 4 | Footscray | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Barry Davis | Simon Madden |
| 05/05/1979 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 96 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 12/05/1979 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 34 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 19/05/1979 | Round 7 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 82 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 26/05/1979 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 1 | Barry Davis | Simon Madden |
| 02/06/1979 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 8 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 09/06/1979 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 16 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 18/06/1979 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 24 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 23/06/1979 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 47 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 30/06/1979 | Round 13 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 39 | Barry Davis | Simon Madden |
| 07/07/1979 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 21 | Barry Davis | Simon Madden |
| 14/07/1979 | Round 15 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 43 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 21/07/1979 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 13 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 28/07/1979 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 21 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 04/08/1979 | Round 18 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 29 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 11/08/1979 | Round 19 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 40 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 18/08/1979 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 4 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 25/08/1979 | Round 21 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 19 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 01/09/1979 | Round 22 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 59 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |
| 08/09/1979 | Elimination Final | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 81 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher |