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Essendon vs Fitzroy Match Centre

Saturday 5-Sep-1981
Final Elimination Final
Essendon logo
Essendon Coach: Kevin Sheedy
94 13.16
109 16.13
Fitzroy Coach: Robert Walls
Fitzroy logo
Waverley Park Fitzroy by 15 FIT by 15
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

20 Tony Buhagiar — · Position unavailable 32 Tim Watson — · Position unavailable 10 Garry Foulds — · Position unavailable 33 Glenn Hawker — · Position unavailable 31 Max Crow — · Position unavailable 5 Terry Daniher — · Position unavailable 1 Merv Neagle — · Position unavailable 18 Paul Vander Haar — · Position unavailable 11 Alan Stoneham — · Position unavailable 23 Grant Fowler — · Position unavailable 17 Stephen Carey — · Position unavailable 9 Shane Heard — · Position unavailable 7 Frank Dunell — · Position unavailable 4 Ron Andrews — · Position unavailable 34 Michael Thomson — · Position unavailable 39 Neil Clarke — · Position unavailable 14 Graeme Schultz — · Position unavailable 25 Roger Merrett — · Position unavailable 27 Simon Madden — · Position unavailable 44 Justin Madden — · 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 7 Peter Francis — · Position unavailable 33 Neville Taylor — · Position unavailable 12 Mick Conlan — · Position unavailable 5 Bernie Quinlan — · Position unavailable 27 Les Parish — · Position unavailable 3 Grant Lawrie — · Position unavailable 6 Ron Alexander — · Position unavailable 19 David McMahon — · Position unavailable 18 Leigh Carlson — · Position unavailable 8 Chris Smith — · Position unavailable 10 Laurie Serafini — · Position unavailable 40 Scott Clayton — · Position unavailable 38 Leon Harris — · Position unavailable 17 Michael Poynton — · Position unavailable 26 Des Herbert — · Position unavailable 9 Matthew Rendell — · Position unavailable 25 Terry ONeill — · Position unavailable 20 Rod Lewis — · Position unavailable 41 Lee Murnane — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
ESS0.54.37.32.594
FIT3.44.35.44.2109

Match Leaders

Goals
3
2 tied leaders
Ron AndrewsESS
Behinds
5
Max CrowESS
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

ESSFIT

Scoring / Attack

13Goals16
13Behinds8
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

285Disposals281
207Kicks199
78Handballs82

Clearance / Contest

37Hitouts43

Other

75Marks58
24Frees For40
40Frees Against24

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Fitzroy beat Essendon by 15 points, 109–94.

Fitzroy extended a 6-point three-quarter-time lead with a 26–17 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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