1983 VFL Round 14: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1983 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 14 of the 1983 VFL season. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill. Terry Daniher captained the hosts. Garry Wilson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), R. Andrews, P. Bradbury, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, N. Clarke, S. Copping, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, S. Heard, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, W. Otway, A. Stoneham, M. Thomson, P. Vander Haar, C. Waterson, T. Watson, P. Weston

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), L. Carlson, S. Clayton, G. Coleman, M. Conlan, D. Cox, L. Harris, G. Hinchen, B. Lokan, D. McMahon, R. Osborne, L. Parish, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, M. Reeves, M. Rendell, P. Roos, L. Serafini, G. Sidebottom, R. Thornton

Essendon (8.10.58) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.11.65).

Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Copping (3), T. Daniher (2), T. Buhagiar, G. Hawker, S. Madden
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (3), M. Conlan (2), G. Wilson (2), D. McMahon, P. Roos

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 25 June 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 22,947

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Fitzroy
Score: 8.10.58 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 3 3 . 4 6 . 7 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Fitzroy 1 . 3 5 . 5 7 . 7 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin level FITZ by 13 FITZ by 6 FITZ by 7 FITZ by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Carbines, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 4 0 2 2
36 Bradbury, Peter ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 4 0 1 2
20 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 1 0 23 12 11 1 0 4 1
17 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 3 1
8 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 1 16 9 7 0 0 5 2
24 Copping, Stephen ? ? 3 2 9 6 3 5 0 0 1
5 Daniher, Terry (c) ? ? 2 2 16 14 2 2 6 3 2
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 0 0 4 1
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 1 0 14 11 3 4 0 0 4
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 1 0 1 2
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 1 0 12 8 4 4 36 4 2
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 2 3
1 Neagle, Merv ? ? 0 0 27 21 6 5 1 3 3
15 Otway, Wayne ? ? 0 1 18 18 0 1 0 1 4
11 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 0 1 2 0
34 Thomson, Michael ? ? 0 1 8 4 4 1 0 0 0
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 5 3 1 4
35 Waterson, Chris ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 1 2
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 0 1 20 16 4 6 0 3 3
28 Weston, Paul ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 2 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 10 281 204 77 46 48 42 39

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 0 0 3 6
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 1 0 4 2
32 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 8 0 1
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 2 0 15 14 1 2 0 1 1
11 Cox, Darryl ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 0 2
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 0 0 2 3
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 2 1
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 McMahon, David ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 2 0 3 7
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 1 10 10 0 2 0 1 1
27 Parish, Les ? ? 0 2 20 15 5 4 1 4 3
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 2 1
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 3 2 11 7 4 3 0 1 5
28 Reeves, Michael ? ? 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 0 1 15 11 4 3 24 5 2
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 8 0 0 0
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 0 3 1
21 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 2 1 2
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 1 17 14 3 1 0 5 2
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 2 1 21 11 10 3 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 9 11 236 185 51 39 35 39 42

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