1984 VFL Round 16: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 14 July 1984 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 16 of the 1984 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.), L. Baker, P. Bradbury, S. Carey, N. Clarke, B. Duckworth, F. Dunell, T. Elshaug, A. Ezard, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, S. Madden, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, M. Thompson, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson, D. Williams, B. Winton, B. Wood

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), D. Barwick, L. Carlson, S. Clayton, G. Coleman, M. Conlan, B. Gotch, G. Hinchen, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, R. Osborne, L. Parish, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, M. Reeves, M. Rendell, P. Roos, G. Sidebottom, R. Thornton, D. Turner

Essendon (20.7.127) defeated Fitzroy (9.12.66).

Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Madden (5), L. Baker (2), T. Daniher (2), D. Williams (2), P. Bradbury, F. Dunell, A. Ezard, M. Harvey, G. Hawker, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, T. Watson, B. Winton
Fitzroy: B. Quinlan (4), M. Conlan, B. Gotch, L. Parish, G. Pert, G. Wilson

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1984 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 14 July 1984
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 17,749

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Fitzroy
Score: 20.7.127 - 9.12.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5 . 1 11 . 3 17 . 6 20 . 7 20 . 7 (127)
Fitzroy 2 . 2 4 . 7 7 . 10 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Margin ESSE by 17 ESSE by 38 ESSE by 56 ESSE by 61 ESSE by 61
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Castle, R. Sawers

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Paul Vander Haar ESSE 18 3
Roger Merrett ESSE 25 2
Darren Williams ESSE 13 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baker, Leon ? ? 2 0 24 18 6 5 0 1 1
36 Bradbury, Peter ? ? 1 1 17 9 8 2 0 2 3
17 Carey, Stephen ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 0 0 0 3
8 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 0 0 3 1
5 Daniher, Terry (c) ? ? 2 0 18 12 6 5 2 3 5
22 Duckworth, Bill ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 4 0
7 Dunell, Frank ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 1 0 1 1
14 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1
15 Ezard, Alan ? ? 1 1 16 13 3 1 0 4 2
38 Harvey, Mark ? ? 1 0 12 8 4 5 0 0 3
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 1 0 12 8 4 3 0 4 0
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 5 0 16 14 2 8 25 2 2
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 1 0 18 12 6 5 12 3 3
1 Neagle, Merv ? ? 1 0 25 14 11 4 0 0 3
26 Thompson, Mark ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 2 0 1 1
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 9 0 0 1
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 1 2 19 14 5 5 0 3 2
13 Williams, Darren ? ? 2 2 27 21 6 4 0 4 2
24 Winton, Brian ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 0
2 Wood, Bryan ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 1 0 2 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 20 7 319 224 95 62 40 38 37

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Barwick, Doug ? ? 0 2 15 12 3 1 0 2 6
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 0 1 25 17 8 5 0 4 0
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 1 0 1 4
32 Coleman, Glenn ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 4 3 1
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 1 0 12 6 6 3 0 0 7
45 Gotch, Brad ? ? 1 1 13 8 5 1 0 0 2
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 2 0 2 0
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 2 1
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 1 0 0 2
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 4 0 1 1
27 Parish, Les ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 5 0 0 1
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 1 2 19 12 7 7 2 1 3
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 4 1 9 7 2 6 2 0 1
28 Reeves, Michael ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 5 0 1 2
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 0 0 21 9 12 8 17 3 1
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 5 0 3 1
21 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 3 0 5 1
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 1 13 12 1 4 0 4 2
14 Turner, Dean ? ? 0 2 17 14 3 6 0 2 1
29 Wilson, Garry (c) ? ? 1 2 29 16 13 5 0 3 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 12 322 214 108 75 25 37 38

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