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Fitzroy vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 15-Jul-1978
Final Round 15
Fitzroy logo
Fitzroy Coach: Graham Campbell
101 15.11
83 11.17
Essendon Coach: Barry Davis
Essendon logo
Junction Oval Fitzroy by 18 FIT by 18
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Fitzroy

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

29 Garry Wilson — · Position unavailable 16 Chris Hansen — · Position unavailable 27 Graeme Allan — · Position unavailable 7 Warwick Irwin — · Position unavailable 19 David McMahon — · Position unavailable 9 Robert Walls — · Position unavailable 21 Alan Thompson — · Position unavailable 13 Peter Keays — · Position unavailable 2 Brian Brown — · Position unavailable 18 Peter Brown — · Position unavailable 8 Chris Smith — · Position unavailable 48 Grant Lawrie — · Position unavailable 23 Gerald McCarthy — · Position unavailable 6 Ron Alexander — · Position unavailable 10 Laurie Serafini — · Position unavailable 12 Mick Conlan — · Position unavailable 36 Harvey Merrigan — · Position unavailable 24 Bob Beecroft — · Position unavailable 17 Russ Hodges — · Position unavailable 38 Grant Fowler — · Position unavailable
Away team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

20 Terry Cahill — · Position unavailable 31 Max Crow — · Position unavailable 10 Garry Foulds — · Position unavailable 38 Peter Bennett — · Position unavailable 18 Paul Vander Haar — · Position unavailable 37 Ian Marsh — · Position unavailable 5 Terry Daniher — · Position unavailable 15 Wayne Primmer — · Position unavailable 21 Ken Fletcher — · Position unavailable 27 Simon Madden — · Position unavailable 7 Geoff Burdett — · Position unavailable 32 Tim Watson — · Position unavailable 34 Merv Neagle — · Position unavailable 24 Stephen Robins — · Position unavailable 36 Denis Scanlon — · Position unavailable 29 Allan Davis — · Position unavailable 30 Neil Besanko — · Position unavailable 42 Russell Muir — · Position unavailable 17 Colin Boyd — · Position unavailable 14 Bernie Jones — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
FIT4.39.30.12.4101
ESS2.53.24.72.383

Match Leaders

Goals
3
4 tied leaders
Robert WallsFIT
Behinds
4
Robert WallsFIT
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Tackles
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Team Stats

FITESS

Scoring / Attack

15Goals11
10Behinds15
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

286Disposals288
200Kicks209
86Handballs79

Clearance / Contest

29Hitouts22

Other

74Marks60

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Fitzroy beat Essendon by 18 points, 101–83.

Fitzroy extended a 17-point three-quarter-time lead with a 16–15 final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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