1981 Games · 1981 Player Statistics

Melbourne 70 – 104 Essendon

← · 1981 · Round 9 · 23/05/1981 2:10 · M.C.G. · Crowd 31769 · →

Melbourne 4.2.266.7.439.7.6110.10.70
Essendon 2.4.164.9.338.18.6614.20.104
Qrt margin ME by 10ME by 10ES by 5ES by 34
Qrt scores ME 26-16Level 17-17ES 33-18ES 38-9
Field umpires Ken Quinn (75), Tony Bryant (48)

Melbourne Match Statistics (70) — Coach: Ron Barassi

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
1 Garry Baker 7 2 5 12 19 6 5
42 Jamie Barham 10 2 4 14 1 5
14 Michael Byrne 6 5 2 8 7 2
8 Brent Crosswell 5 2 3 8 2 1
21 Jim Durnan 11 5 11 22
33 Tony Elshaug 32 3 4 36 3 5 6 1
9 Laurie Fowler 6 1 1 7
20 Graham Gaunt 11 4 9 20 4
4 Peter Giles 6 1 2 8 3 1
13 Wayne Gordon 13 5 10 23 1 2
39 Gerard Healy 12 3 10 22 2 1 1
25 Mark Jackson 4 2 3 7 3 2 2
10 Peter Keenan 2 1 2 7 1
36 Peter Maynard 10 3 4 14 3 3
29 Andrew Moir 5 1 5 10 2 2
19 Bill Nettlefold 15 4 19 1 1 4
7 Phillip Pinnell 19 5 4 23 2 1 3 1
35 Steven Smith 7 4 11 3
5 Michael Young 5 2 3 8 3 4
32 Shane Zantuck 11 1 4 15 1 5 2
Totals 1974892289108344240
Opposition 20750852921418494042

Essendon Match Statistics (104) — 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 7 4 4 11 2 2
20 Tony Buhagiar 21 5 8 29 5 5 4 6
17 Stephen Carey 8 1 6 14 4 4
39 Neil Clarke 14 1 3 17 2 4
31 Max Crow 7 3 7 2 1 3
6 Neale Daniher 13 3 8 21 1 1
5 Terry Daniher 12 3 5 17 1 2 3 3 1
47 Mark Eustice 4 1 5 9 2
10 Garry Foulds 19 1 3 22 1 3 4 1
23 Grant Fowler 9 4 13 1 1 1 1
33 Glenn Hawker 10 2 5 15 2 1 3
44 Justin Madden 4 2 6 19 4 3
27 Simon Madden 9 2 1 10 1 22 3 3
42 Russell Muir 7 3 2 9 1 2
2 Alan Reid 21 6 5 26 1 3 2
26 Robert Shaw 6 3 3 9 1 2 2
11 Alan Stoneham 16 3 9 25 1 1
34 Michael Thomson 1 1 1 1
18 Paul Vander Haar 5 4 4 9 1 2 1 2
32 Tim Watson 14 5 8 22 2 2 2 1
Totals 20750852921418494042
Opposition 1974892289108344240

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
1 Garry Baker 28y 60d 138 (38-1-99 27.90%) 121 (0.88) 124 (33-0-91 26.61%) 112 (0.90)
42 Jamie Barham 20y 173d 2 (0-0-2 0.00%) 1 (0.50) ← ←
14 Michael Byrne 22y 172d 50 (11-0-39 22.00%) 40 (0.80) ← ←
8 Brent Crosswell 30y 288d 194 (120-1-73 62.11%) 231 (1.19) 20 (4-0-16 20.00%) 31 (1.55)
21 Jim Durnan 21y 35d 22 (3-0-19 13.64%) 2 (0.09) ← ←
33 Tony Elshaug 20y 308d 27 (7-0-20 25.93%) 36 (1.33) ← ←
9 Laurie Fowler 29y 145d 176 (77-0-99 43.75%) 25 (0.14) 127 (41-0-86 32.28%) 18 (0.14)
20 Graham Gaunt 27y 294d 69 (27-1-41 39.86%) 38 (0.55) 50 (14-0-36 28.00%) 30 (0.60)
4 Peter Giles 22y 347d 38 (6-0-32 15.79%) 2 (0.05) ← ←
13 Wayne Gordon 26y 316d 97 (43-0-54 44.33%) 26 (0.27) 30 (5-0-25 16.67%) 3 (0.10)
39 Gerard Healy 20y 83d 37 (9-0-28 24.32%) 26 (0.70) ← ←
25 Mark Jackson 21y 266d 9 (1-0-8 11.11%) 34 (3.78) ← ←
10 Peter Keenan 30y 46d 187 (85-2-100 45.99%) 122 (0.65) 105 (35-1-69 33.81%) 87 (0.83)
36 Peter Maynard 20y 329d 7 (0-0-7 0.00%) 1 (0.14) ← ←
29 Andrew Moir 22y 140d 64 (12-0-52 18.75%) 66 (1.03) ← ←
19 Bill Nettlefold 28y 29d 92 (55-0-37 59.78%) 41 (0.45) 26 (6-0-20 23.08%) 13 (0.50)
7 Phillip Pinnell 30y 136d 193 (115-3-75 60.36%) 12 (0.06) 20 (2-0-18 10.00%) 7 (0.35)
35 Steven Smith 25y 1d 132 (38-0-94 28.79%) 135 (1.02) ← ←
5 Michael Young 22y 158d 43 (23-0-20 53.49%) 13 (0.30) 6 (0-0-6 0.00%) 1 (0.17)
32 Shane Zantuck 26y 3d 64 (27-1-36 42.97%) 40 (0.63) 3 (1-0-2 33.33%) 1 (0.33)
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 331d 1641 (697-9-935 42.75%) 1012 (0.62)
C Ron Barassi 45y 85d 355 (231-4-120 65.63%) 10 (2-0-8 20.00%)

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 10d 105 (47-1-57 45.24%) 20 (0.19) ← ←
20 Tony Buhagiar 25y 232d 9 (4-0-5 44.44%) 22 (2.44) ← ←
17 Stephen Carey 21y 221d 16 (8-0-8 50.00%) ← ←
39 Neil Clarke 23y 268d 33 (14-0-19 42.42%) 5 (0.15) ← ←
31 Max Crow 25y 136d 107 (42-1-64 39.72%) 108 (1.01) ← ←
6 Neale Daniher 20y 97d 54 (26-1-27 49.07%) 12 (0.22) ← ←
5 Terry Daniher 23y 281d 81 (39-2-40 49.38%) 160 (1.98) 62 (29-1-32 47.58%) 138 (2.23)
47 Mark Eustice 18y 98d 6 (4-0-2 66.67%) 4 (0.67) ← ←
10 Garry Foulds 25y 10d 123 (51-2-70 42.28%) 59 (0.48) ← ←
23 Grant Fowler 24y 72d 60 (27-0-33 45.00%) 54 (0.90) 25 (11-0-14 44.00%) 23 (0.92)
33 Glenn Hawker 20y 67d 34 (16-0-18 47.06%) 21 (0.62) ← ←
44 Justin Madden 19y 357d 10 (4-0-6 40.00%) 1 (0.10) ← ←
27 Simon Madden 23y 144d 136 (61-2-73 45.59%) 249 (1.83) ← ←
42 Russell Muir 26y 315d 103 (49-2-52 48.54%) 9 (0.09) 63 (29-1-33 46.83%) 3 (0.05)
2 Alan Reid 25y 114d 31 (18-1-12 59.68%) 10 (0.32) ← ←
26 Robert Shaw 26y 137d 46 (19-1-26 42.39%) 8 (0.17) ← ←
11 Alan Stoneham 25y 276d 155 (65-4-86 43.23%) 55 (0.35) 27 (13-0-14 48.15%) 13 (0.48)
34 Michael Thomson 19y 178d 5 (2-0-3 40.00%) 6 (1.20) ← ←
18 Paul Vander Haar 23y 77d 69 (29-1-39 42.75%) 105 (1.52) ← ←
32 Tim Watson 19y 314d 83 (36-2-45 44.58%) 108 (1.30) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 79d 1266 (561-20-685 45.10%) 1016 (0.80)
C Kevin Sheedy 33y 150d 9 (4-0-5 44.44%) ←

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.