1981 VFL Round 20: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1981 between Carlton and Essendon during round 20 of the 1981 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
Mike Fitzpatrick captained the hosts.
Simon Madden captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
Carlton
M. Fitzpatrick (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, P. Bosustow, J. Buckley, B. Doull, D. English, W. Harmes, S. Howell, K. Hunter, W. Johnston, D. Lenaghan, M. MacLure, F. Marchesani, P. Maylin, P. McConville, D. McKay, K. Sheldon, G. Southby, G. Wells
Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), R. Andrews, T. Buhagiar, N. Clarke, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, M. Eustice, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, A. Reid, G. Schultz, A. Stoneham, S. Taubert, M. Thomson, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Carlton (15.8.98) were defeated by Essendon (14.15.99).
Goalkickers
Carlton: D. McKay (4), P. Bosustow (3), M. MacLure (2), R. Ashman, J. Buckley, W. Johnston, F. Marchesani, P. Maylin, G. Wells
Essendon: M. Crow (4), N. Daniher (3), T. Buhagiar, M. Eustice, G. Foulds, R. Merrett, A. Reid, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
36,681
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | (98) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | CARL by 1 | CARL by 14 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
David Parkin
(Carlton),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Mike Fitzpatrick
(Carlton),
Simon Madden
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson,
R. Sawers
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Bosustow, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 16 | Buckley, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | English, Des | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Fitzpatrick, Mike (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 3 |
| 37 | Harmes, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Howell, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Hunter, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Johnston, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 35 | Lenaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Marchesani, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Maylin, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | McConville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Sheldon, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 8 | 311 | 212 | 99 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 34 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 39 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 47 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Reid, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 34 | Thomson, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | 321 | 213 | 108 | 55 | 38 | 34 | 33 | |||