1980 VFL Season Round 6: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1980 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round six of the 1980 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Junction Oval. Ron Alexander captained the hosts. Simon Madden captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.

Fitzroy (16.12.108) were defeated by Essendon (15.23.113).

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 3 May 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 17,562

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Essendon
Score: 16.12.108 - 15.23.113

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 1 6 . 4 11 . 8 16 . 12 16 . 12 (108)
Essendon 4 . 6 5 . 13 9 . 20 15 . 23 15 . 23 (113)
Margin ESSE by 5 ESSE by 3 level ESSE by 5 ESSE by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Ron Alexander
Coach: Bill Stephen

Essendon

Captain: Simon Madden
Coach: Barry Davis

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

T. Bryant
G. James

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron (c) ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 2 17 1 0
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 2 0 2 2
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 4 3 11 7 4 6 1 0 6
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 1 2 13 11 2 3 0 2 1
44 Gilmore, Mick ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 0 1
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 2 1 18 13 5 5 0 3 1
13 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 3 0 2 3
21 Marchesani, Frank ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 9 0 1 3
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2
34 McConnon, Leigh ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 0 4 2
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 1 0 3 2
35 Mugavin, Noel ? ? 0 1 7 3 4 2 0 0 2
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 5 0 1 1
1 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 4 0 2 1
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 0 4 1
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 2 2
25 Thompson, Len ? ? 5 1 13 11 2 6 5 3 2
49 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 2 0 2 1
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 3 1 26 20 6 6 0 4 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 16 12 270 192 78 65 23 37 35

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 6 0 3 5
38 Bennett, Peter ? ? 0 0 25 14 11 1 0 5 1
39 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 3 0 1 2
6 Daniher, Neale ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 2 0 2 4
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 3 4 18 14 4 10 0 0 3
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 1 0 9 5 4 0 0 1 2
22 Foreman, Wayne ? ? 3 3 19 14 5 3 0 3 3
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 0 2 0
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 1 1 11 7 4 3 0 0 2
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 2 0 2 1
1 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 7 30 1 1
27 Madden, Simon (c) ? ? 3 1 15 10 5 5 10 1 1
37 Marsh, Ian ? ? 0 1 31 22 9 4 0 1 1
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 3 1 4 2
42 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 1 15 8 7 2 0 2 1
34 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 0 26 15 11 2 0 4 0
2 Reid, Alan ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 4 0 2 4
24 Robins, Stephen ? ? 1 1 13 9 4 3 0 0 0
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 1 3 28 19 9 3 0 0 2
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 2 2 19 9 10 1 0 1 2
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 15 23 353 221 132 68 41 35 37

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s