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Essendon defeats Melbourne
Round 7, Windy Hill, Attendance: 21426
Saturday, 19th May 1979, 2:10 PM AEST
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 7.7 15.8 17.12 23.18 156
Melbourne 2.5 4.9 6.14 9.20 74
Essendon Player Stats ❘ Melbourne Player Stats ❘ Match Head to Head Stats ❘ Scoring Breakdown
  Essendon Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Barry Davis  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Stephen Robins 25 5 30 6 0 4 0 2 3
Ian Marsh 21 6 27 6 0 0 0 3 6
Tim Watson 14 10 24 5 0 3 0 1 1
Alan Reid 18 5 23 13 2 0 0 4 3
Ken Fletcher 18 4 22 4 0 0 0 2 5
Paul Van Der Haar 18 2 20 9 2 1 1 2 3
Ken Mansfield 11 8 19 2 2 0 0 4 1
Terry Daniher 15 3 18 11 7 3 0 2 5
Garry Foulds 15 3 18 5 0 1 0 2 0
Simon Madden 10 7 17 11 2 1 12 0 2
Neale Daniher 12 5 17 7 0 0 0 2 2
Wayne Primmer 14 2 16 5 3 0 0 0 1
Merv Neagle 7 5 12 4 2 0 0 1 2
Peter Keenan 10 2 12 6 1 0 18 2 0
Robert Shaw 9 3 12 6 0 1 0 1 3
Peter Bennett 7 4 11 2 0 0 0 3 2
Shane Heard 7 2 9 3 2 1 0 0 0
Colin Boyd 6 3 9 5 0 0 0 0 0
Denis Scanlon 7 1 8 5 0 0 0 0 2
Max Crow 3 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 2
  Melbourne Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Carl Ditterich  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Robert Flower 12 13 25 6 0 1 0 0 3
Laurie Fowler 17 7 24 5 0 0 0 6 1
Greg Wells 20 3 23 2 1 3 0 2 1
Peter Thorne 10 9 19 2 0 4 0 3 1
Kelly O'Donnell 14 4 18 3 0 3 0 3 0
Graham Gaunt 14 4 18 1 3 0 0 1 0
Don Whitford 13 5 18 3 0 0 0 1 1
Robert Elliott 12 4 16 1 0 0 0 3 1
Carl Ditterich 8 6 14 4 2 1 18 2 2
Maurice Wingate 14 0 14 2 0 0 0 3 3
Michael Byrne 8 5 13 6 1 0 6 2 3
Tony Martyn 6 7 13 4 0 1 0 3 2
Shane Grambeau 8 3 11 2 0 0 1 1 0
Barry Denny 7 4 11 4 0 0 0 0 0
Peter Hamilton 7 2 9 3 0 0 0 1 2
Robert Walters 6 3 9 0 1 1 0 2 0
Stewart Gull 7 2 9 0 1 3 0 4 2
Gerard Healy 7 0 7 4 0 1 0 0 3
Graham Hunnibell 3 4 7 1 0 0 6 5 1
Andrew Moir 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 5
Head to Head
Essendon Statistic Melbourne
247 Kicks 196
82 Handballs 86
329 Disposals 282
3.01 Kick to Handball Ratio 2.28
116 Marks 54
31 Hitouts 31
31 Frees For 43
43 Frees Against 31
23 Goals Kicked 9
16 Behinds Kicked 18
2 Rushed Behinds 2
41 Scoring Shots 29
56.1% Conversion 31.0%
14.30 Disposals Per Goal 31.33
8.02 Disps Per Scoring Shot 9.72
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Essendon First Quarter Melbourne
7.7 49 Score 2.5 17
14 Scoring Shots 7
50.0% Conversion 28.6%
Won quarter by 32 Result Lost quarter by 32
Leading by 32 End of Quarter Trailing by 32
Essendon Second Quarter Melbourne
8.1 49 Score 2.4 16
9 Scoring Shots 6
88.9% Conversion 33.3%
Won quarter by 33 Result Lost quarter by 33
Leading by 65 Halftime Trailing by 65
Essendon Third Quarter Melbourne
2.4 16 Score 2.5 17
6 Scoring Shots 7
33.3% Conversion 28.6%
Lost quarter by 1 Result Won quarter by 1
Leading by 64 End of Quarter Trailing by 64
Essendon Final Quarter Melbourne
6.6 42 Score 3.6 24
12 Scoring Shots 9
50.0% Conversion 33.3%
Won quarter by 18 Result Lost quarter by 18
Won game by 82 End of Game Lost game by 82
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Essendon First Half Melbourne
15.8 98 Score 4.9 33
23 Scoring Shots 13
65.2% Conversion 30.8%
Won half by 65 Result Lost half by 65
Leading by 65 Halftime Trailing by 65
Essendon Second Half Melbourne
8.10 58 Score 5.11 41
18 Scoring Shots 16
44.4% Conversion 31.2%
Won half by 17 Result Lost half by 17
Won game by 82 End of Game Lost game by 82
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