1981 VFL Round 11: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1981 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 11 of the 1981 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval. Barry Round captained the hosts. Simon Madden captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ian Stewart and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

South Melbourne
B. Round (capt.), D. Ackerly, M. Boyse, D. Carroll, R. Carter, G. Cowton, A. Daniher, B. Evans, S. Foschini, M. Fraser, K. Goss, F. Jackson, M. Kruse, P. Moir, P. Morwood, D. Rhys-Jones, J. Roberts, K. Taylor, G. Teasdale, S. Wright

Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), R. Andrews, P. Bennett, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, J. Madden, M. Neagle, A. Reid, G. Schultz, R. Shaw, A. Stoneham, S. Taubert, T. Watson

South Melbourne (12.8.80) were defeated by Essendon (15.18.108).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Roberts (4), B. Evans (3), S. Foschini (2), P. Moir (2), G. Teasdale
Essendon: S. Madden (5), M. Neagle (3), T. Daniher (2), T. Buhagiar, M. Crow, N. Daniher, G. Foulds, G. Schultz

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Monday 8 June 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 28,558

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 12.8.80 - 15.18.108

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 1 6 . 3 8 . 6 12 . 8 12 . 8 (80)
Essendon 3 . 6 4 . 8 10 . 14 15 . 18 15 . 18 (108)
Margin ESSE by 5 SMLB by 7 ESSE by 20 ESSE by 28 ESSE by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Stewart (South Melbourne), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Barry Round (South Melbourne), Simon Madden (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman, N. Nash

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
9 Ackerly, David ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 1 0 1 1
28 Boyse, Maurice ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 3
40 Carroll, Dennis ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 0 1 3
13 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 3 0 3 2
5 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 1
19 Daniher, Anthony ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 4 0 3 0
15 Evans, Bernie ? ? 3 1 36 22 14 11 0 2 1
46 Foschini, Silvio ? ? 2 1 13 11 2 2 0 0 3
29 Fraser, Mark ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 4 0 3 0
7 Goss, Kevin ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1
31 Jackson, Francis ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 1 1
3 Kruse, Max ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 5 0 2 6
33 Moir, Phillip ? ? 2 0 8 5 3 1 0 1 0
32 Morwood, Paul ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 6 0 3 0
30 Rhys-Jones, David ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 5 0 2 1
10 Roberts, John ? ? 4 1 10 8 2 4 0 1 2
25 Round, Barry (c) ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 8 9 2 2
22 Taylor, Kevin ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 4 0 2 2
20 Teasdale, Graham ? ? 1 0 17 13 4 10 6 5 4
26 Wright, Stephen ? ? 0 2 20 16 4 3 0 6 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 8 280 201 79 74 15 40 34

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 7 0 3 5
38 Bennett, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 2 0 1 3
20 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 1 0 29 13 16 1 0 6 3
17 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 1 0 1 0
39 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 4 0 1 2
31 Crow, Max ? ? 1 3 15 12 3 8 0 2 1
6 Daniher, Neale ? ? 1 0 25 17 8 5 0 3 0
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 2 0 21 16 5 8 0 1 5
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 1 1 23 19 4 2 0 1 1
23 Fowler, Grant ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 0 1
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 0 2 14 9 5 1 0 2 3
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 22 1 4
27 Madden, Simon (c) ? ? 5 1 15 8 7 7 4 2 2
1 Neagle, Merv ? ? 3 3 21 17 4 2 0 1 3
2 Reid, Alan ? ? 0 1 19 9 10 0 0 5 3
14 Schultz, Graeme ? ? 1 4 20 15 5 2 0 1 0
26 Shaw, Robert ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 6 0 1 0
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 0 0 2 2
16 Taubert, Steven ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 12 0 0
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 0 2 14 8 6 3 0 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 18 328 218 110 63 38 34 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