1981 Games · 1981 Player Statistics

Essendon 47 – 55 Geelong

← · 1981 · Round 22 · 29/08/1981 2:10 · Waverley Park · Crowd 75221 · →

Essendon 1.3.92.4.165.6.366.11.47
Geelong 2.3.153.7.255.12.427.13.55
Qrt margin GE by 6GE by 9GE by 6GE by 8
Qrt scores GE 15-9GE 10-7ES 20-17GE 13-11
Field umpires Neville Nash (142), Mike Dye (122)

Essendon Match Statistics (47) — Coach: Kevin Sheedy

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
4 Ron Andrews 13 4 4 17 4 3
20 Tony Buhagiar 11 4 11 22 3 5 2
17 Stephen Carey 8 3 9 17 1 1
39 Neil Clarke 11 1 4 15
31 Max Crow 7 6 3 10 2 2 3
5 Terry Daniher 7 4 4 11 1 1 2
28 Neville Fields 6 6 1 1
10 Garry Foulds 18 5 4 22 1 6 2
23 Grant Fowler 16 3 3 19 1 2 2
33 Glenn Hawker 16 2 8 24 1 2 1
9 Shane Heard 5 5 10 1 1 2
44 Justin Madden 4 1 5 20 3 2
27 Simon Madden 3 3 1 4 1 1 10 2
25 Roger Merrett 9 4 5 14 7 3 2
1 Merv Neagle 17 3 5 22 5 3
2 Alan Reid 2 2 1 2
14 Graeme Schultz 8 4 2 10 2
11 Alan Stoneham 14 1 15 2
18 Paul Vander Haar 11 1 3 14 1 3 5 1
32 Tim Watson 16 3 1 17 1 2 4
Totals 2025074276611434136
Opposition 2094653262710243641

Geelong Match Statistics (55) — Coach: Bill Goggin

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
16 Rod Blake 4 1 5 1 1 12 1 1
24 Mark Bos 3 1 2 5 3
4 Terry Bright 7 1 6 13 2 1 1 1
19 Neville Bruns 21 4 1 22 1 3
11 Peter Featherby 19 5 2 21 1 1 3
26 Jack Hawkins 4 2 5 9 2 2
22 Paul Jeffreys 3 2 4 7 1 1 2
39 Stephen Lunn 3 2 3 1 2
5 Gary Malarkey 15 2 1 16 1 1
10 John Mossop 7 3 7 12 4 4
31 Richard Murrie 9 2 9 2 2
33 Bruce Nankervis 20 3 4 24 1 2
40 Ian Nankervis 13 3 5 18 4 1
35 Robert Neal 11 1 8 19 2 2 1 2
27 Brian Peake 18 4 3 21 1 1 6 4
17 Steve Reynoldson 7 2 3 10 2 3
15 Bernard Toohey 6 1 7 2 2
9 Michael Turner 12 2 1 13 1 1 3
18 Murray Witcombe 21 5 5 26 4 2
21 Mark Yeates 6 2 1 7 1
Totals 2094653262710243641
Opposition 2025074276611434136

Essendon Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Essendon Games (W-D-L W%) Essendon Goals (Ave.)
4 Ron Andrews 26y 108d 115 (56-1-58 49.13%) 23 (0.20) ← ←
20 Tony Buhagiar 25y 330d 21 (15-0-6 71.43%) 41 (1.95) ← ←
17 Stephen Carey 21y 319d 23 (14-0-9 60.87%) 2 (0.09) ← ←
39 Neil Clarke 24y 1d 43 (23-0-20 53.49%) 5 (0.12) ← ←
31 Max Crow 25y 234d 119 (53-1-65 44.96%) 120 (1.01) ← ←
5 Terry Daniher 24y 14d 94 (51-2-41 55.32%) 166 (1.77) 75 (41-1-33 55.33%) 144 (1.92)
28 Neville Fields 29y 281d 197 (84-1-112 42.89%) 191 (0.97) 137 (58-1-78 42.70%) 136 (0.99)
10 Garry Foulds 25y 108d 136 (63-2-71 47.06%) 69 (0.51) ← ←
23 Grant Fowler 24y 170d 72 (38-0-34 52.78%) 64 (0.89) 37 (22-0-15 59.46%) 33 (0.89)
33 Glenn Hawker 20y 165d 47 (28-0-19 59.57%) 28 (0.60) ← ←
9 Shane Heard 23y 32d 67 (28-2-37 43.28%) 16 (0.24) ← ←
44 Justin Madden 20y 90d 21 (14-0-7 66.67%) 3 (0.14) ← ←
27 Simon Madden 23y 242d 149 (73-2-74 49.66%) 276 (1.85) ← ←
25 Roger Merrett 21y 132d 27 (14-1-12 53.70%) 7 (0.26) ← ←
1 Merv Neagle 23y 175d 74 (38-1-35 52.03%) 32 (0.43) ← ←
2 Alan Reid 25y 212d 41 (27-1-13 67.07%) 14 (0.34) ← ←
14 Graeme Schultz 28y 104d 70 (35-1-34 50.71%) 108 (1.54) ← ←
11 Alan Stoneham 26y 9d 168 (77-4-87 47.02%) 57 (0.34) 40 (25-0-15 62.50%) 15 (0.38)
18 Paul Vander Haar 23y 175d 77 (36-1-40 47.40%) 121 (1.57) ← ←
32 Tim Watson 20y 47d 96 (48-2-46 51.04%) 118 (1.23) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 56d 1657 (815-22-820 49.85%) 1461 (0.88)
C Kevin Sheedy 33y 248d 22 (16-0-6 72.73%) ←

Geelong Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Geelong Games (W-D-L W%) Geelong Goals (Ave.)
16 Rod Blake 29y 75d 156 (79-0-77 50.64%) 81 (0.52) ← ←
24 Mark Bos 21y 32d 51 (36-0-15 70.59%) 9 (0.18) ← ←
4 Terry Bright 23y 198d 120 (70-0-50 58.33%) 204 (1.70) ← ←
19 Neville Bruns 22y 330d 58 (39-0-19 67.24%) 71 (1.22) ← ←
11 Peter Featherby 29y 260d 100 (61-1-38 61.50%) 65 (0.65) 58 (40-0-18 68.97%) 50 (0.86)
26 Jack Hawkins 27y 100d 179 (87-0-92 48.60%) 20 (0.11) ← ←
22 Paul Jeffreys 22y 172d 47 (34-0-13 72.34%) 20 (0.43) ← ←
39 Stephen Lunn 25y 170d 35 (26-0-9 74.29%) 25 (0.71) ← ←
5 Gary Malarkey 28y 98d 103 (58-0-45 56.31%) ← ←
10 John Mossop 22y 76d 47 (29-0-18 61.70%) 31 (0.66) ← ←
31 Richard Murrie 26y 65d 84 (42-1-41 50.60%) 12 (0.14) 16 (11-0-5 68.75%) 2 (0.13)
33 Bruce Nankervis 31y 15d 207 (103-0-104 49.76%) 76 (0.37) ← ←
40 Ian Nankervis 33y 238d 288 (146-1-141 50.87%) 203 (0.70) ← ←
35 Robert Neal 24y 256d 122 (64-0-58 52.46%) 29 (0.24) ← ←
27 Brian Peake 27y 267d 10 (8-0-2 80.00%) 7 (0.70) ← ←
17 Steve Reynoldson 18y 357d 19 (15-0-4 78.95%) 19 (1.00) ← ←
15 Bernard Toohey 18y 192d 15 (12-0-3 80.00%) 2 (0.13) ← ←
9 Michael Turner 26y 266d 140 (75-0-65 53.57%) 84 (0.60) ← ←
18 Murray Witcombe 24y 301d 79 (49-0-30 62.03%) 54 (0.68) ← ←
21 Mark Yeates 21y 111d 22 (16-0-6 72.73%) 2 (0.09) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 25y 106d 1882 (1049-3-830 55.82%) 1014 (0.54)
C Bill Goggin 40y 237d 92 (54-2-36 59.78%) 46 (33-0-13 71.74%)

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.