1980 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1980 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1980 VFL season. Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill. Simon Madden captained the hosts. Carl Ditterich captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Carl Ditterich.

Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), P. Bennett, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, W. Foreman, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, S. Heard, P. Keenan, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, R. Merrett, R. Muir, M. Neagle, R. Shaw, A. Stoneham, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson

Melbourne
C. Ditterich (capt.), G. Baker, S. Bickford, M. Byrne, C. Clayton, H. Coles, B. Crosswell, R. Elliott, T. Elshaug, R. Flower, L. Fowler, P. Giles, W. Gordon, T. Martyn, A. Moir, B. Nettlefold, P. Pinnell, M. Seddon, S. Smith, R. Walters

Essendon (17.18.120) defeated Melbourne (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Madden (6), K. Mansfield (3), G. Hawker (2), M. Neagle (2), W. Foreman, A. Stoneham, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Melbourne: A. Moir (3), M. Byrne (2), H. Coles (2), S. Smith (2), R. Flower, R. Walters

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 31 May 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 16,504

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Melbourne
Score: 17.18.120 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 3 6 . 6 11 . 12 17 . 18 17 . 18 (120)
Melbourne 2 . 5 6 . 7 11 . 7 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin ESSE by 4 MELB by 1 ESSE by 5 ESSE by 44 ESSE by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Barry Davis (Essendon), Carl Ditterich (Melbourne)
Captains: Simon Madden (Essendon), Carl Ditterich (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, G. James

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
38 Bennett, Peter ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 5 0 2 2
6 Daniher, Neale ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 3 0 1 2
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 0 4 11 9 2 5 0 2 1
22 Foreman, Wayne ? ? 1 1 11 9 2 4 0 2 1
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 2 2
23 Fowler, Grant ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 2 0 4 1
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 2 1 10 9 1 1 0 3 3
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 23 11 12 3 0 2 1
1 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 25 13 12 14 27 2 3
27 Madden, Simon (c) ? ? 6 4 19 15 4 11 14 1 2
13 Mansfield, Ken ? ? 3 0 17 13 4 0 0 1 2
37 Marsh, Ian ? ? 0 1 19 15 4 3 0 2 1
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 0 0 2
42 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 1 1
34 Neagle, Merv ? ? 2 2 22 18 4 3 0 1 1
26 Shaw, Robert ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 2
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 1 1 26 18 8 4 0 2 2
16 Taubert, Steven ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 7 2
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 1 2 13 10 3 3 9 2 2
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 1 2 25 19 6 4 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 17 18 324 233 91 72 50 40 34

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 0 9 3 6 3 11 2 3
44 Bickford, Stephen ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0
14 Byrne, Michael ? ? 2 1 15 8 7 3 3 1 3
12 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 0 1 18 11 7 1 0 2 2
3 Coles, Henry ? ? 2 2 12 7 5 3 0 2 1
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 2 0 1 2
10 Ditterich, Carl (c) ? ? 0 0 11 3 8 2 11 2 2
6 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 5 0 1 2
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 2 0 2 3
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 1 1 17 8 9 3 0 2 2
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 1 0 5 2
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 3 0
13 Gordon, Wayne ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 1 3 2
24 Martyn, Tony ? ? 0 0 13 4 9 1 0 1 1
29 Moir, Andrew ? ? 3 1 11 7 4 5 0 2 5
19 Nettlefold, Bill ? ? 0 1 23 12 11 4 0 1 2
7 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 2 0 1 1
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 1 0 0 2
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 2 2 18 12 6 4 1 1 1
16 Walters, Robert ? ? 1 1 5 2 3 1 0 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 10 288 172 116 47 27 33 38

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