1980 VFL Round 21: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1980 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 21 of the 1980 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Robert Flower captained the hosts.
Simon Madden captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Carl Ditterich and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), G. Baker, M. Byrne, C. Clayton, A. Dullard, J. Durnan, R. Elliott, T. Elshaug, L. Fowler, P. Giles, W. Gordon, G. Hutchison, T. Martyn, A. Moir, B. Nettlefold, K. O'Donnell, P. Pinnell, M. Seddon, S. Smith, M. Wingate
Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), N. Besanko, D. Burke, S. Carey, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, M. Eustice, K. Fletcher, W. Foreman, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, S. Heard, I. Marsh, M. Neagle, A. Reid, R. Shaw, A. Stoneham, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Melbourne (14.17.101) were defeated by Essendon (18.14.122).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: K. O'Donnell (3), G. Baker (2), R. Flower (2), P. Pinnell (2), S. Smith (2), R. Elliott, A. Moir, M. Seddon
Essendon: S. Madden (4), T. Watson (3), G. Fowler (2), R. Shaw (2), P. Vander Haar (2), D. Burke, T. Daniher, M. Eustice, G. Foulds, A. Stoneham
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1980 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 23 August 1980
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
23,530
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Captains:
Robert Flower
(Melbourne),
Simon Madden
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Clayton,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Durnan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Giles, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Martyn, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Seddon, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | 337 | 215 | 122 | 74 | 28 | 35 | 35 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Burke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Reid, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 14 | 358 | 236 | 122 | 48 | 29 | 35 | 35 | |||