Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 5-May-1979 2:10 PM·Windy Hill·19,686 att.
Essendon
10.16 (76)
vs
Fitzroy
25.22 (172)
Fitzroy won by 96

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Essendon1.1 (7)4.4 (28)5.8 (38)10.16 (76)10.16 (76)
Fitzroy7.9 (51)11.14 (80)20.17 (137)25.22 (172)25.22 (172)

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#48 Craig Barbary347
#38 Peter Bennett138212
#31 Max Crow124167112
#6 Neale Daniher1421621
#5 Terry Daniher13215743
#29 Allan Davis2131
#21 Ken Fletcher11415
#10 Garry Foulds1742111
#33 Glenn Hawker1231542
#9 Shane Heard2032321
#1 Peter Keenan325110
#27 Simon Madden426412
#13 Ken Mansfield1572221
#37 Ian Marsh134177
#34 Merv Neagle115162
#36 Denis Scanlon661
#26 Robert Shaw83115
#18 Paul Vander Haar961566
#32 Tim Watson6392
#45 Darren Williams51612

Fitzroy — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#6 Ron Alexander6282120
#27 Graeme Allan151732311
#24 Bob Beecroft92115722
#2 Brian Brown213
#16 Chris Hansen471129
#56 Leon Harris10616
#14 Kevin Higgins1610266
#7 Warwick Irwin12719223
#13 Peter Keays139222
#23 Gerald McCarthy1512273113
#19 David McMahon131225532
#36 Harvey Merrigan93122
#35 Noel Mugavin47111
#11 Kevin OKeeffe1231
#43 Michael Poynton1114254
#5 Bernie Quinlan168248632
#15 Max Richardson1361924
#10 Laurie Serafini48127
#33 Neville Taylor7181
#29 Garry Wilson2311344141