1981 VFL Elimination Final: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1981 between Essendon and Fitzroy in the elimination final of the 1981 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at VFL Park.
Simon Madden captained the hosts.
Garry Wilson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.
Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), R. Andrews, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, M. Crow, T. Daniher, F. Dunell, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, S. Heard, J. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, G. Schultz, A. Stoneham, M. Thomson, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), R. Alexander, L. Carlson, S. Clayton, M. Conlan, P. Francis, L. Harris, D. Herbert, G. Lawrie, R. Lewis, D. McMahon, L. Murnane, T. O'Neill, L. Parish, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor
Essendon (13.16.94) were defeated by Fitzroy (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Andrews (3), G. Foulds (2), S. Heard (2), G. Schultz (2), T. Buhagiar, T. Daniher, M. Thomson, P. Vander Haar
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (3), L. Carlson (2), L. Parish (2), M. Poynton (2), G. Wilson (2), R. Alexander, D. Herbert, R. Lewis, D. McMahon, M. Rendell
As a result of this match, Essendon were eliminated (finishing 5th overall) and Fitzroy faced Collingwood in the first semi final.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Elimination Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 5 September 1981
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
58,598
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | FITZ by 17 | FITZ by 17 | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Robert Walls
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Madden, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Thomson, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | 285 | 207 | 78 | 75 | 37 | 24 | 40 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Carlson, Leigh | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Clayton, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Herbert, Des | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Lewis, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Murnane, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | O'Neill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Parish, Les | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Poynton, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Rendell, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 5 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | 281 | 199 | 82 | 58 | 43 | 40 | 24 | |||