1981 VFL Season Round 5: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1981 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round five of the 1981 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (15.14.104) were defeated by Fitzroy (19.11.125).

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

Essendon

Captain: Ron Andrews
Coach: Kevin Sheedy

Fitzroy

Captain: unknown
Coach: Robert Walls

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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