1983 VFL Round 3: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 9 April 1983 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 3 of the 1983 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Junction Oval. Garry Wilson captained the hosts. Terry Daniher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), L. Carlson, S. Clayton, M. Conlan, P. Francis, B. Grimley, L. Harris, G. Hinchen, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, L. Murnane, G. O'Riley, L. Parish, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, P. Roos, L. Serafini, G. Sidebottom, R. Thornton

Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), R. Andrews, W. Beddison, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, C. Clayton, S. Copping, M. Davis, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, S. Heard, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, W. Otway, P. Salmon, M. Thomson, T. Watson, P. Weston

Fitzroy (14.13.97) defeated Essendon (7.14.56).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Sidebottom (5), L. Harris (2), L. Murnane (2), B. Quinlan (2), M. Conlan, G. Lawrie, G. O'Riley
Essendon: T. Buhagiar, S. Copping, T. Daniher, M. Davis, G. Hawker, W. Otway, P. Weston

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 9 April 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 21,478

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Essendon
Score: 14.13.97 - 7.14.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 3 6 . 9 8 . 11 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Essendon 2 . 7 5 . 7 6 . 12 7 . 14 7 . 14 (56)
Margin ESSE by 10 FITZ by 8 FITZ by 11 FITZ by 41 FITZ by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Fitzroy), Kevin Sheedy (Essendon)
Captains: Garry Wilson (Fitzroy), Terry Daniher (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Rich, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 2 0 1 0
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 1 10 5 5 0 1 2 1
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 1 1 12 12 0 3 0 2 3
7 Francis, Peter ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 2 0 1 2
30 Grimley, Brett ? ? 0 3 9 7 2 4 0 0 1
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 2 0 18 16 2 0 0 1 1
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 1 1
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 1 0 12 11 1 3 0 2 2
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 5 0 1 0
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 2 1 15 12 3 4 0 2 2
6 O'Riley, Grant ? ? 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
27 Parish, Les ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 3 0 1 2
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 0 2 0
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 2 2 14 9 5 3 2 0 3
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 0 1 17 14 3 6 26 1 1
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 2 0 3 0
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 1 2 0
21 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 5 0 14 9 5 7 7 1 3
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 1 1 2
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 14 13 246 189 57 56 38 24 24

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 3 1
16 Beddison, Wayne ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 0
20 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 1 3 15 9 6 3 0 2 4
17 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 3 0 1 1
8 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 0 3 1
12 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 0 0 0 2
24 Copping, Stephen ? ? 1 2 5 4 1 3 0 0 1
5 Daniher, Terry (c) ? ? 1 0 15 10 5 5 1 2 0
41 Davis, Michael ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 0 0 2 1
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 0 2 1
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 1 0 25 15 10 3 0 1 3
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 2 0
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 10 29 2 3
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 0 0 11 4 7 2 2 0 4
1 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 0 21 11 10 2 0 2 0
15 Otway, Wayne ? ? 1 5 15 14 1 1 0 0 1
3 Salmon, Paul ? ? 0 2 5 4 1 1 9 0 0
34 Thomson, Michael ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 0 0
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 1 0 0 0
28 Weston, Paul ? ? 1 1 12 10 2 2 3 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 7 14 252 182 70 45 44 24 24

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