1981 VFL Round 21: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1981 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 21 of the 1981 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Simon Madden captained the hosts.
Barry Round captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Ian Stewart.
Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), R. Andrews, T. Buhagiar, N. Clarke, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, M. Eustice, N. Fields, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, S. Heard, J. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, A. Reid, G. Schultz, A. Stoneham, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
South Melbourne
B. Round (capt.), D. Ackerly, S. Allender, M. Browning, D. Carroll, R. Carter, B. Conlen, A. Daniher, S. Foschini, C. Hounsell, F. Jackson, M. James, P. Moir, T. Morwood, P. Plumb, I. Roberts, B. Scott, G. Smith, G. Teasdale, S. Wright
Essendon (26.23.179) defeated South Melbourne (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Foulds (4), S. Madden (4), P. Vander Haar (4), T. Buhagiar (3), G. Schultz (3), G. Fowler (2), S. Heard (2), T. Watson (2), N. Fields, A. Stoneham
South Melbourne: M. James (5), M. Browning (3), I. Roberts, G. Teasdale
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 August 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,787
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
26.23.179 - 10.8.68
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 10 | 21 | . | 19 | 26 | . | 23 | 26 | . | 23 | (179) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 60 | ESSE by 98 | ESSE by 111 | ESSE by 111 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Ian Stewart
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
Barry Round
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
K. Dargavel
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Eustice, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | Madden, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Reid, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 7 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 26 | 23 | 371 | 233 | 138 | 85 | 75 | 21 | 17 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ackerly, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Allender, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Browning, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Carroll, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Conlen, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Daniher, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Foschini, Silvio | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Hounsell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Jackson, Francis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | James, Max | ? | ? | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Moir, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Morwood, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Plumb, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Roberts, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Round, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Scott, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Smith, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Teasdale, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Wright, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 8 | 240 | 153 | 87 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 21 | |||