1982 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1982 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 5 of the 1982 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Junction Oval. Garry Wilson captained the hosts. Tim Watson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), J. Cassin, M. Coates, M. Conlan, D. Cox, G. Everett, B. Gotch, C. Hansen, G. Lawrie, D. McMahon, L. Murnane, T. O'Neill, L. Parish, G. Pert, M. Poynton, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, L. Serafini, C. Smith, N. Taylor

Essendon
T. Watson (capt.), T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, S. Copping, M. Crow, T. Daniher, B. Duckworth, M. Eustice, N. Fields, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, J. Madden, R. Merrett, W. Otway, A. Stoneham, M. Thomson, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, T. West

Fitzroy (18.19.127) defeated Essendon (15.12.102).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: D. McMahon (4), B. Quinlan (4), M. Conlan (2), M. Rendell (2), D. Cox, B. Gotch, L. Murnane, G. Pert, C. Smith, G. Wilson
Essendon: T. Daniher (6), T. Buhagiar (4), S. Copping (2), M. Crow, M. Eustice, G. Foulds

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Essendon remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1982 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 24 April 1982
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 18,268

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Essendon
Score: 18.19.127 - 15.12.102

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 10 9 . 10 15 . 14 18 . 19 18 . 19 (127)
Essendon 2 . 1 9 . 3 12 . 6 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Margin FITZ by 27 FITZ by 7 FITZ by 26 FITZ by 25 FITZ by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Fitzroy), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Garry Wilson (Fitzroy), Tim Watson (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Rich, R. Sawers

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Cassin, John ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 Coates, Michael ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 2 1 13 8 5 2 0 1 0
11 Cox, Darryl ? ? 1 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 2
14 Everett, Geoff ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0
45 Gotch, Brad ? ? 1 2 14 10 4 1 0 2 0
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 7 0 3 3
3 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 1 21 19 2 8 0 1 3
19 McMahon, David ? ? 4 1 13 8 5 3 0 2 3
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 1 2 21 15 6 4 0 3 5
25 O'Neill, Terry ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 7 1 2 2
27 Parish, Les ? ? 0 1 15 11 4 1 0 2 1
43 Pert, Gary ? ? 1 2 17 13 4 6 0 3 1
17 Poynton, Michael ? ? 0 2 15 13 2 2 0 3 4
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 4 3 19 18 1 4 10 5 2
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 2 0 17 13 4 6 17 4 2
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 1 3 1
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 1
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 4 0 0 3
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 1 2 33 17 16 4 0 4 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 18 19 274 196 78 66 29 39 38

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 4 3 23 18 5 3 0 4 5
17 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 2
8 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 2 1
24 Copping, Stephen ? ? 2 0 14 11 3 5 0 2 2
31 Crow, Max ? ? 1 1 8 5 3 0 4 5 1
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 6 1 19 14 5 3 0 3 2
22 Duckworth, Bill ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 1 1
19 Eustice, Mark ? ? 1 1 16 10 6 1 0 1 1
28 Fields, Neville ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 2 0 0 2
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 1 0 18 16 2 4 0 1 2
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 2 2
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 0 1 16 6 10 3 24 4 5
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 0 4 1
15 Otway, Wayne ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 0 0 1 0
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 1 0 2 2
34 Thomson, Michael ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 0 1 16 14 2 6 0 1 1
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 4 2 0 3
32 Watson, Tim (c) ? ? 0 2 21 13 8 3 0 5 2
29 West, Tony ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 0 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 12 265 195 70 42 30 38 39

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