1982 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1982 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 15 of the 1982 VFL season. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill. Ron Andrews captained the hosts. Garry Wilson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

Essendon
R. Andrews (capt.), T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, S. Copping, T. Daniher, B. Duckworth, G. Foulds, G. Fowler, G. Hawker, S. Heard, J. Madden, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, W. Otway, R. Ramsay, A. Stoneham, P. Vander Haar, K. Walsh, C. Waterson

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), S. Clayton, M. Coates, G. Coleman, M. Conlan, P. Francis, B. Gotch, L. Harris, G. Hinchen, G. Lawrie, D. McMahon, L. Murnane, R. Osborne, L. Parish, G. Pert, M. Rendell, P. Roos, L. Serafini, C. Smith, J. Smith

Essendon (21.13.139) defeated Fitzroy (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Madden (8), S. Copping (3), T. Buhagiar (2), G. Hawker (2), W. Otway (2), T. Daniher, G. Fowler, S. Heard, P. Vander Haar
Fitzroy: L. Parish (2), M. Conlan, P. Francis, B. Gotch, G. Pert, J. Smith

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1982 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 3 July 1982
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 20,059

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Fitzroy
Score: 21.13.139 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 6 . 3 11 . 4 16 . 9 21 . 13 21 . 13 (139)
Fitzroy 0 . 2 2 . 8 2 . 11 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin ESSE by 37 ESSE by 50 ESSE by 82 ESSE by 85 ESSE by 85
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Sheedy (Essendon), Robert Walls (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ron Andrews (Essendon), Garry Wilson (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Morgan, N. Nash

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron (c) ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 6 0 3 3
20 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 2 3 26 14 12 2 0 4 2
17 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 2 0 5 0
24 Copping, Stephen ? ? 3 0 16 10 6 2 0 0 4
5 Daniher, Terry ? ? 1 3 20 16 4 8 3 3 1
22 Duckworth, Bill ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 4 0 3 1
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 1 0 2 0
23 Fowler, Grant ? ? 1 0 18 13 5 2 0 3 1
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 2 1 25 18 7 5 0 0 4
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 1 0 12 3 9 2 0 0 3
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 2 28 4 5
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 8 5 22 18 4 11 4 3 1
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 1 7 1 2
1 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 0 33 25 8 4 1 1 4
15 Otway, Wayne ? ? 2 0 20 15 5 1 0 2 1
36 Ramsay, Roy ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 0 0
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 1
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 1 1 18 12 6 7 0 0 4
30 Walsh, Kevin ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 2 1
47 Waterson, Chris ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 21 13 320 213 107 63 43 37 39

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 1 1
2 Coates, Michael ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 0 2
32 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 3 6 4 2 2 3 2 2
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 1 1 15 14 1 2 0 3 3
7 Francis, Peter ? ? 1 0 18 14 4 2 0 1 4
45 Gotch, Brad ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 1 0 0 0
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 3 1
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 0 1
3 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 1 0
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 1 9 5 4 2 0 2 5
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 2 0 3 4
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 2
27 Parish, Les ? ? 2 0 16 11 5 4 0 0 1
43 Pert, Gary ? ? 1 2 6 6 0 1 0 3 0
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 25 8 6
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 3 0 0 2
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 1 1 0
31 Smith, Jan ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 3
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 0 2 17 13 4 3 0 9 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 7 12 200 148 52 37 29 39 37

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