1981 VFL Round 19: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1981 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 19 of the 1981 VFL season. Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill. Simon Madden captained the hosts. Robert Flower captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), R. Andrews, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, M. Eustice, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, I. Morrison, R. Muir, M. Neagle, A. Reid, A. Stoneham, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), S. Braddy, T. Elshaug, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, P. Giles, G. Hardeman, G. Healy, G. Hutchison, M. Jackson, P. Keenan, T. Korn, A. Moir, B. Nettlefold, P. O'Brien, K. O'Donnell, D. O'Dwyer, M. Seddon, S. Smith, I. Todd

Essendon (14.20.104) defeated Melbourne (9.6.60).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Buhagiar (3), M. Crow (3), G. Hawker (3), P. Vander Haar (2), N. Daniher, M. Eustice, G. Foulds
Melbourne: M. Jackson (3), T. Elshaug (2), D. O'Dwyer (2), S. Braddy, T. Korn

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 8 August 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 15,365

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Melbourne
Score: 14.20.104 - 9.6.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 9 5 . 12 9 . 19 14 . 20 14 . 20 (104)
Melbourne 0 . 2 3 . 4 3 . 5 9 . 6 9 . 6 (60)
Margin ESSE by 13 ESSE by 20 ESSE by 50 ESSE by 44 ESSE by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Ron Barassi (Melbourne)
Captains: Simon Madden (Essendon), Robert Flower (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Fisher, J. Ryan

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 1 7 4 3 1 0 1 4
20 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 3 2 21 12 9 5 0 3 4
17 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 1 1
39 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 2 0 2 0
31 Crow, Max ? ? 3 0 14 9 5 5 15 1 2
6 Daniher, Neale ? ? 1 1 28 20 8 6 0 0 2
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 0 1 23 17 6 4 0 0 1
47 Eustice, Mark ? ? 1 0 20 10 10 1 0 3 1
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 1 0 15 10 5 2 0 3 3
23 Fowler, Grant ? ? 0 3 26 16 10 2 0 3 0
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 3 0 12 8 4 2 0 0 2
27 Madden, Simon (c) ? ? 0 3 14 11 3 7 24 2 3
12 Morrison, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 1 0 1
42 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
1 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 1 23 14 9 3 1 2 4
2 Reid, Alan ? ? 0 2 15 12 3 3 1 1 0
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 4 0 7 0
16 Taubert, Steven ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 1 0
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 2 2 14 13 1 6 2 1 6
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 0 1 25 12 13 0 1 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 14 20 330 224 106 60 45 32 35

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
38 Braddy, Shane ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 5 3 0 3
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 2 0 25 22 3 2 0 2 2
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 0 0 31 21 10 6 0 2 3
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 0 0 3 2
20 Gaunt, Graham ? ? 0 0 19 10 9 1 0 5 3
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 4 0 2 1
11 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 0 1 2
39 Healy, Gerard ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 3 0 0 1
43 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 1 0 3 1
25 Jackson, Mark ? ? 3 2 9 7 2 2 3 2 2
10 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 27 3 2
54 Korn, Trevor ? ? 1 1 17 11 6 1 0 2 1
29 Moir, Andrew ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 4 0 1 2
19 Nettlefold, Bill ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 2 0 0 0
40 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 1 0 4 1
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 0 1 19 11 8 6 0 2 1
47 O'Dwyer, Des ? ? 2 1 12 9 3 4 0 1 2
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 0 1
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 2 2
50 Todd, Ian ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 9 6 276 184 92 52 33 35 32

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