1979 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
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 |