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Essendon vs Fitzroy Match Centre

Saturday 15-Apr-1978
Final Round 3
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: Barry Davis
105 15.15
101 14.17
Fitzroy Coach: Graham Campbell
Fitzroy logo
Windy Hill Essendon by 4 ESS by 4
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

21 Ken Fletcher — · Position unavailable 37 Ian Marsh — · Position unavailable 34 Merv Neagle — · Position unavailable 17 Colin Boyd — · Position unavailable 4 Ron Andrews — · Position unavailable 24 Stephen Robins — · Position unavailable 20 Terry Cahill — · Position unavailable 5 Terry Daniher — · Position unavailable 9 Shane Heard — · Position unavailable 29 Allan Davis — · Position unavailable 31 Max Crow — · Position unavailable 15 Wayne Primmer — · Position unavailable 10 Garry Foulds — · Position unavailable 42 Russell Muir — · Position unavailable 27 Simon Madden — · Position unavailable 32 Tim Watson — · Position unavailable 12 Michael Sheldon — · Position unavailable 14 Bernie Jones — · Position unavailable 16 Steven Taubert — · Position unavailable 19 Robin Close — · Position unavailable
Away team

Fitzroy

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

29 Garry Wilson — · Position unavailable 23 Gerald McCarthy — · Position unavailable 30 Wayne Linton — · Position unavailable 6 Ron Alexander — · Position unavailable 2 Brian Brown — · Position unavailable 18 Peter Brown — · Position unavailable 7 Warwick Irwin — · Position unavailable 14 Barry Padley — · Position unavailable 17 Russ Hodges — · Position unavailable 8 Chris Smith — · Position unavailable 19 David McMahon — · Position unavailable 25 Geoffrey Austen — · Position unavailable 24 Bob Beecroft — · Position unavailable 36 Harvey Merrigan — · Position unavailable 28 Rod Carter — · Position unavailable 10 Laurie Serafini — · Position unavailable 48 Grant Lawrie — · Position unavailable 20 Neil MacLeod — · Position unavailable 26 Tim Godfrey — · Position unavailable 3 John Frazer — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS6.52.22.45.4105
FIT3.44.63.34.4101

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Bob BeecroftFIT
Behinds
4
Garry WilsonFIT
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

ESSFIT

Scoring / Attack

15Goals14
11Behinds11
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

284Disposals252
227Kicks199
57Handballs53

Clearance / Contest

25Hitouts32

Other

69Marks64

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Essendon beat Fitzroy by 4 points, 105–101.

Essendon came from 2 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Fitzroy 34–28 in the final term to take the win.

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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