1981 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1981 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1981 VFL season. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at VFL Park. Ron Andrews captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

Essendon
R. Andrews (capt.), N. Besanko, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, P. Carman, N. Clarke, M. Crow, N. Daniher, M. Eustice, W. Foreman, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, J. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, A. Stoneham, S. Taubert, M. Thomson, T. Watson

Fitzroy
G. Coleman, M. Conlan, G. Everett, C. Hansen, L. Harris, G. Hinchen, G. Lawrie, R. Lewis, L. McConnon, D. McMahon, N. Mugavin, L. Murnane, T. O'Neill, L. Parish, B. Quinlan, D. Rankin, M. Rendell, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor

Essendon (15.14.104) were defeated by Fitzroy (19.11.125).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Buhagiar (4), G. Fowler (2), G. Hawker (2), T. Watson (2), R. Andrews, P. Carman, G. Foulds, M. Neagle, M. Thomson
Fitzroy: N. Mugavin (4), B. Quinlan (4), M. Conlan (3), L. Murnane (3), D. McMahon (2), M. Rendell (2), R. Lewis

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 25 April 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 33,465

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Fitzroy
Score: 15.14.104 - 19.11.125

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 6 9 . 8 10 . 13 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Fitzroy 6 . 1 10 . 3 14 . 6 19 . 11 19 . 11 (125)
Margin FITZ by 19 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 17 FITZ by 21 FITZ by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Robert Walls (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ron Andrews (Essendon), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Howe, J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron (c) ? ? 1 1 13 9 4 5 0 2 5
30 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 0 3
20 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 4 2 28 21 7 3 0 5 0
17 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 0 0 1 0
8 Carman, Phil ? ? 1 1 7 6 1 2 0 2 2
39 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 2 0 3 2
31 Crow, Max ? ? 0 2 12 11 1 4 1 2 1
6 Daniher, Neale ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 0 3 0
47 Eustice, Mark ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 1 0
22 Foreman, Wayne ? ? 0 2 18 15 3 2 0 3 2
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 4 0 1 3
23 Fowler, Grant ? ? 2 0 21 16 5 2 0 2 2
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 2 0 17 13 4 2 0 3 3
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 6 37 2 2
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Neagle, Merv ? ? 1 1 24 14 10 1 0 2 1
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 25 14 11 7 0 2 1
16 Taubert, Steven ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 1
34 Thomson, Michael ? ? 1 1 15 11 4 3 0 3 2
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 2 2 14 11 3 4 0 1 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 15 14 278 205 73 55 38 38 30

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
32 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 3 2 5
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 3 4 14 13 1 4 0 0 2
14 Everett, Geoff ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 1 1
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 4 6 3 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 2 15 10 5 2 0 3 2
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 1 0 1 1
3 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 0 1 1
20 Lewis, Rod ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 7 13 1 5
34 McConnon, Leigh ? ? 0 1 16 15 1 2 0 3 2
19 McMahon, David ? ? 2 1 17 13 4 6 0 1 2
35 Mugavin, Noel ? ? 4 0 20 13 7 7 1 3 3
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 3 0 8 6 2 1 0 1 2
25 O'Neill, Terry ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 7 0 0 2
27 Parish, Les ? ? 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 1 1
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 4 0 18 15 3 6 0 2 3
22 Rankin, David ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 1 0
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 2 2 10 8 2 4 3 3 2
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 3 0 1 2
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 0
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 0 0 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 19 11 239 181 58 63 26 30 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