1983 VFL Semi Final 1: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 10 September 1983 between Fitzroy and Essendon in the first semi final of the 1983 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at MCG.
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, G. Coleman, M. Conlan, P. Francis, B. Gotch, L. Harris, G. Hinchen, G. Lawrie, D. McMahon, M. Nettlefold, R. Osborne, L. Parish, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, P. Roos, G. Sidebottom, R. Thornton
Essendon
T. Daniher (capt.), R. Andrews, P. Bradbury, T. Buhagiar, S. Carey, C. Clayton, B. Duckworth, F. Dunell, A. Ezard, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, S. Heard, R. Kink, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson, P. Weston, D. Williams
Fitzroy (12.14.86) were defeated by Essendon (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: D. McMahon (3), B. Quinlan (2), L. Carlson, S. Clayton, L. Harris, R. Osborne, L. Parish, G. Sidebottom, G. Wilson
Essendon: T. Daniher (5), T. Buhagiar (3), R. Kink (2), S. Madden (2), F. Dunell, A. Ezard, R. Merrett, P. Weston
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Essendon faced North Melbourne in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1983 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 10 September 1983
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
81,090
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 7 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Robert Walls
(Fitzroy),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
Terry Daniher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sawers,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Carlson, Leigh | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Clayton, Scott | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 32 | Coleman, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Francis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 45 | Gotch, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Harris, Leon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 15 | Hinchen, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Nettlefold, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Osborne, Richard | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Parish, Les | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Pert, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Rendell, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Roos, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Sidebottom, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Thornton, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | 292 | 199 | 93 | 65 | 21 | 46 | 37 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 36 | Bradbury, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Buhagiar, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Duckworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Dunell, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | Ezard, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Weston, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Williams, Darren | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | 283 | 213 | 70 | 57 | 31 | 37 | 46 | |||