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Essendon vs Hawthorn Match Centre

Saturday 18-Aug-1979
Final Round 20
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: Barry Davis
70 9.16
74 10.14
Hawthorn Coach: David Parkin
Hawthorn logo
Windy Hill Hawthorn by 4 HAW 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

37 Ian Marsh — · Position unavailable 38 Peter Bennett — · Position unavailable 10 Garry Foulds — · Position unavailable 6 Neale Daniher — · Position unavailable 31 Max Crow — · Position unavailable 48 Craig Barbary — · Position unavailable 13 Ken Mansfield — · Position unavailable 42 Russell Muir — · Position unavailable 32 Tim Watson — · Position unavailable 29 Allan Davis — · Position unavailable 20 Kelvin Steel — · Position unavailable 27 Simon Madden — · Position unavailable 24 Stephen Robins — · Position unavailable 5 Terry Daniher — · Position unavailable 36 Denis Scanlon — · Position unavailable 21 Ken Fletcher — · Position unavailable 16 Steven Taubert — · Position unavailable 4 Ron Andrews — · Position unavailable 12 Michael Sheldon — · Position unavailable 3 Barry Day — · Position unavailable
Away team

Hawthorn

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

17 Michael Tuck — · Position unavailable 26 Rodney Eade — · Position unavailable 15 Kelvin Moore — · Position unavailable 1 Norm Goss — · Position unavailable 19 Alan Goad — · Position unavailable 9 Robert DiPierdomenico — · Position unavailable 8 David OHalloran — · Position unavailable 25 John Hendrie — · Position unavailable 27 Alle De Wolde — · Position unavailable 16 Terry Wallace — · Position unavailable 34 John Kennedy — · Position unavailable 44 Mark Turner — · Position unavailable 2 Geoff Ablett — · Position unavailable 21 Nick Wilton — · Position unavailable 33 Terry Moore — · Position unavailable 20 Michael McCarthy — · Position unavailable 10 David Polkinghorne — · Position unavailable 31 Robert Wilkinson — · Position unavailable 11 Robert Polkinghorne — · Position unavailable 43 Peter Murnane — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS4.51.72.42.070
HAW2.42.51.35.274

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Michael TuckHAW
Behinds
5
Terry DaniherESS
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Tackles
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Team Stats

ESSHAW

Scoring / Attack

9Goals10
14Behinds12
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

261Disposals276
189Kicks205
72Handballs71

Clearance / Contest

32Hitouts26

Other

46Marks57
46Frees For48
48Frees Against46

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Hawthorn beat Essendon by 4 points, 74–70.

Hawthorn came from 16 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Essendon 32–12 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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