1980 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1980 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1980 VFL season. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill. Simon Madden captained the hosts. Ron Alexander captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), P. Bennett, S. Carey, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, M. Davis, F. Dunell, K. Fletcher, W. Foreman, G. Fowler, P. Keenan, I. Marsh, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, S. Robins, R. Shaw, A. Stoneham, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson

Fitzroy
R. Alexander (capt.), B. Beecroft, P. Brown, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, W. Irwin, P. Keays, R. Lewis, F. Marchesani, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor, R. Thornton, A. Veal, R. Walls, G. Wilson

Essendon (18.14.122) defeated Fitzroy (17.14.116).

Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Madden (8), S. Robins (4), W. Foreman (2), G. Fowler, I. Marsh, M. Neagle, T. Watson
Fitzroy: M. Poynton (6), M. Conlan (3), D. McMahon (3), G. Wilson (2), B. Beecroft, B. Quinlan, R. Walls

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 26 July 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 14,372

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Fitzroy
Score: 18.14.122 - 17.14.116

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 3 10 . 6 16 . 7 18 . 14 18 . 14 (122)
Fitzroy 5 . 5 9 . 9 13 . 12 17 . 14 17 . 14 (116)
Margin FITZ by 20 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 13 ESSE by 6 ESSE by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Barry Davis (Essendon), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Simon Madden (Essendon), Ron Alexander (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, G. James

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
38 Bennett, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 3 0 2 1
17 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 0 2 1
6 Daniher, Neale ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 2 0 2 1
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 4 0 3 1
36 Davis, Michael ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 1 0 1 1
7 Dunell, Frank ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 3 2
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 0 0 4 1
22 Foreman, Wayne ? ? 2 2 25 13 12 4 0 1 3
23 Fowler, Grant ? ? 1 0 19 13 6 1 0 1 2
1 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 10 27 1 3
27 Madden, Simon (c) ? ? 8 1 19 10 9 8 7 1 2
37 Marsh, Ian ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 1 0 1 1
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0
34 Neagle, Merv ? ? 1 2 38 28 10 8 1 3 2
24 Robins, Stephen ? ? 4 2 12 10 2 3 0 1 1
26 Shaw, Robert ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 2 0
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 23 14 9 2 0 3 1
16 Taubert, Steven ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 0 0 4 1
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 0 4 14 11 3 4 1 3 1
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 1 0 27 13 14 6 0 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 18 14 320 209 111 61 36 40 26

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron (c) ? ? 0 0 26 16 10 8 9 4 0
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 2
18 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 0 2 2
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 3 1 8 7 1 2 0 1 4
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 2 2 0 3
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 0 3 21 18 3 4 0 1 2
13 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 1 1
20 Lewis, Rod ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 8 0 1
21 Marchesani, Frank ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 3 0 2 2
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 1 1 2 3
19 McMahon, David ? ? 3 0 23 15 8 7 0 2 2
17 Poynton, Michael ? ? 6 2 20 13 7 7 0 1 2
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 1 2 18 14 4 5 1 0 1
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 5 0 1 1
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 20 12 8 7 0 3 2
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 3 0 0 2
49 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 2 0 2 1
53 Veal, Andrew ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 0 2 3
9 Walls, Robert ? ? 1 1 8 7 1 1 0 1 4
29 Wilson, Garry ? ? 2 0 27 21 6 5 0 1 2
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 17 14 297 212 85 72 22 26 40

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