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Carlton vs Essendon Match Centre

Saturday 15-Aug-1981
Final Round 20
Carlton logo
Carlton Coach: David Parkin
98 15.8
99 14.15
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
Essendon logo
Princes Park Essendon by 1 ESS by 1
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Carlton

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

5 Ken Sheldon — · Position unavailable 14 Rodney Ashman — · Position unavailable 37 Wayne Harmes — · Position unavailable 27 Des English — · Position unavailable 25 Frank Marchesani — · Position unavailable 13 Phil Maylin — · Position unavailable 3 Mike Fitzpatrick — · Position unavailable 1 Greg Wells — · Position unavailable 4 Peter Bosustow — · Position unavailable 7 Wayne Johnston — · Position unavailable 36 Mark Maclure — · Position unavailable 40 Scott Howell — · Position unavailable 16 Jim Buckley — · Position unavailable 11 Bruce Doull — · Position unavailable 9 Ken Hunter — · Position unavailable 33 Peter McConville — · Position unavailable 43 David McKay — · Position unavailable 20 Geoff Southby — · Position unavailable 12 Barry Armstrong — · Position unavailable 35 Denis Lenaghan — · Position unavailable
Away team

Essendon

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

1 Merv Neagle — · Position unavailable 11 Alan Stoneham — · Position unavailable 20 Tony Buhagiar — · Position unavailable 32 Tim Watson — · Position unavailable 33 Glenn Hawker — · Position unavailable 5 Terry Daniher — · Position unavailable 6 Neale Daniher — · Position unavailable 10 Garry Foulds — · Position unavailable 2 Alan Reid — · Position unavailable 4 Ron Andrews — · Position unavailable 18 Paul Vander Haar — · Position unavailable 23 Grant Fowler — · Position unavailable 31 Max Crow — · Position unavailable 47 Mark Eustice — · Position unavailable 34 Michael Thomson — · Position unavailable 27 Simon Madden — · Position unavailable 25 Roger Merrett — · Position unavailable 16 Steven Taubert — · Position unavailable 39 Neil Clarke — · Position unavailable 14 Graeme Schultz — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
CAR3.13.15.44.298
ESS3.32.43.36.599

Match Leaders

Goals
4
2 tied leaders
David McKayCAR
Behinds
3
Phil MaylinCAR
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

CARESS

Scoring / Attack

15Goals14
7Behinds14
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

311Disposals321
212Kicks213
99Handballs108

Clearance / Contest

46Hitouts38

Other

59Marks55
33Frees For34
34Frees Against33

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Essendon beat Carlton by 1 point, 99–98.

Essendon came from 14 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Carlton 41–26 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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