1981 VFL Season Round 15: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1981 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round fifteen of the 1981 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Junction Oval. Garry Wilson captained the hosts. Simon Madden captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Fitzroy (8.13.61) were defeated by Essendon (11.14.80).

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 4 July 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 18,374

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Essendon
Score: 8.13.61 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 2 3 . 4 5 . 8 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Essendon 2 . 4 7 . 5 9 . 9 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin ESSE by 8 ESSE by 25 ESSE by 25 ESSE by 19 ESSE by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Garry Wilson
Coach: Robert Walls

Essendon

Captain: Simon Madden
Coach: Kevin Sheedy

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Chapman
K. Smith

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 13 0 3
2 Brown, Brian ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 1 3
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 0 1 24 18 6 7 0 0 3
3 Cassin, John ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1
32 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 1
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0
7 Francis, Peter ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 3 0 3 4
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 2 3 3
3 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 4 0 4 0
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 4 0 1 1
34 McConnon, Leigh ? ? 1 0 9 7 2 0 0 1 0
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 2 0 3 4
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 0 2 13 9 4 3 0 0 3
27 Parish, Les ? ? 2 1 16 14 2 2 0 3 2
17 Poynton, Michael ? ? 3 0 13 11 2 3 0 3 1
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 1 1 12 12 0 4 0 1 1
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 1 1 7 7 0 3 12 3 4
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 0 0 3 2
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 0 0 1 0
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 0 1 15 12 3 1 0 3 0
Rushed 6
Total (20 players) 8 13 235 187 48 43 27 34 36

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
38 Bennett, Peter ? ? 1 1 36 26 10 3 0 3 4
20 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 2 1 31 20 11 2 0 5 3
15 Burdett, Geoff ? ? 1 2 11 7 4 3 0 2 4
31 Crow, Max ? ? 0 3 11 9 2 7 0 1 1
6 Daniher, Neale ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 4 0 1 4
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 1 0 25 15 10 8 0 2 0
22 Foreman, Wayne ? ? 0 1 12 7 5 1 0 2 1
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 1 0 15 14 1 1 0 3 0
23 Fowler, Grant ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 0 0 1 3
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 25 2 1
27 Madden, Simon (c) ? ? 1 1 8 3 5 5 10 0 1
42 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 2 1
1 Neagle, Merv ? ? 1 1 27 18 9 7 0 1 2
2 Reid, Alan ? ? 1 1 20 17 3 5 0 3 1
14 Schultz, Graeme ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 2 0 2 1
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 4 0 0 1
16 Taubert, Steven ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 3 3 1
34 Thomson, Michael ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 2 0 0 1
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 1 1 24 16 8 1 0 3 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 14 307 218 89 62 38 36 34

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