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Essendon defeats Fitzroy
Round 3, Windy Hill, Attendance: 16549
Saturday, 15th April 1978, 2:10 PM AEST
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 6.5 8.7 10.11 15.15 105
Fitzroy 3.4 7.10 10.13 14.17 101
Essendon Player Stats ❘ Fitzroy 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
Ken Fletcher 21 5 26 1 0 0 0 6 2
Ian Marsh 18 8 26 4 0 0 0 4 6
Merv Neagle 18 2 20 5 0 0 0 4 3
Colin Boyd 15 5 20 3 0 0 0 3 2
Ron Andrews 15 4 19 5 0 0 0 3 4
Stephen Robins 14 4 18 6 2 0 0 2 5
Terry Cahill 14 4 18 4 2 1 0 3 3
Terry Daniher 15 2 17 10 3 2 0 1 5
Shane Heard 13 4 17 3 0 1 0 3 3
Max Crow 11 2 13 6 0 0 0 2 0
Allan Davis 11 2 13 2 0 0 0 3 1
Wayne Primmer 10 3 13 0 2 3 0 3 0
Garry Foulds 10 1 11 0 0 0 0 4 3
Russell Muir 9 2 11 3 0 0 0 3 2
Simon Madden 8 2 10 8 3 3 10 0 2
Tim Watson 6 3 9 3 0 1 0 0 0
Michael Sheldon 7 1 8 2 0 0 0 2 2
Bernie Jones 4 3 7 2 1 0 9 1 0
Steven Taubert 5 0 5 2 1 0 6 0 4
Robin Close 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1
  Fitzroy Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Graham Campbell  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Garry Wilson 22 13 35 6 1 4 0 5 5
Gerald McCarthy 18 4 22 8 1 2 2 1 5
Wayne Linton 14 7 21 5 0 0 0 6 5
Ron Alexander 12 7 19 6 1 0 17 2 0
Brian Brown 15 3 18 4 0 0 0 5 1
Warwick Irwin 13 3 16 1 1 0 0 1 1
Peter Brown 15 1 16 5 0 1 0 1 1
Barry Padley 13 2 15 4 1 1 0 3 1
Russ Hodges 12 2 14 2 1 0 0 4 4
Chris Smith 10 3 13 5 0 0 1 1 2
David McMahon 10 2 12 1 3 0 9 2 6
Geoffrey Austen 10 0 10 4 0 0 0 5 4
Rod Carter 8 1 9 3 0 0 1 3 1
Harvey Merrigan 8 1 9 1 0 0 2 4 2
Bob Beecroft 8 1 9 4 4 3 0 1 2
Laurie Serafini 5 2 7 3 0 0 0 1 5
Grant Lawrie 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0
Neil MacLeod 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 2
Tim Godfrey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
John Frazer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Head to Head
Essendon Statistic Fitzroy
227 Kicks 199
57 Handballs 53
284 Disposals 252
3.98 Kick to Handball Ratio 3.75
69 Marks 64
25 Hitouts 32
48 Frees For 48
48 Frees Against 48
15 Goals Kicked 14
11 Behinds Kicked 11
4 Rushed Behinds 6
30 Scoring Shots 31
50.0% Conversion 45.2%
18.93 Disposals Per Goal 18.00
9.47 Disps Per Scoring Shot 8.13
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Essendon First Quarter Fitzroy
6.5 41 Score 3.4 22
11 Scoring Shots 7
54.5% Conversion 42.9%
Won quarter by 19 Result Lost quarter by 19
Leading by 19 End of Quarter Trailing by 19
Essendon Second Quarter Fitzroy
2.2 14 Score 4.6 30
4 Scoring Shots 10
50.0% Conversion 40.0%
Lost quarter by 16 Result Won quarter by 16
Leading by 3 Halftime Trailing by 3
Essendon Third Quarter Fitzroy
2.4 16 Score 3.3 21
6 Scoring Shots 6
33.3% Conversion 50.0%
Lost quarter by 5 Result Won quarter by 5
Trailing by 2 End of Quarter Leading by 2
Essendon Final Quarter Fitzroy
5.4 34 Score 4.4 28
9 Scoring Shots 8
55.6% Conversion 50.0%
Won quarter by 6 Result Lost quarter by 6
Won game by 4 End of Game Lost game by 4
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Essendon First Half Fitzroy
8.7 55 Score 7.10 52
15 Scoring Shots 17
53.3% Conversion 41.2%
Won half by 3 Result Lost half by 3
Leading by 3 Halftime Trailing by 3
Essendon Second Half Fitzroy
7.8 50 Score 7.7 49
15 Scoring Shots 14
46.7% Conversion 50.0%
Won half by 1 Result Lost half by 1
Won game by 4 End of Game Lost game by 4
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