Match Recap
Elimination Final·Sat, 8-Sep-1979 2:30 PM·Waverley Park·49,470 att.
Fitzroy
17.22 (124)
vs
Essendon
5.13 (43)
Fitzroy won by 81

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Fitzroy9.4 (58)11.9 (75)14.17 (101)17.22 (124)17.22 (124)
Essendon1.3 (9)2.4 (16)3.8 (26)5.13 (43)5.13 (43)

Fitzroy — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#6 Ron Alexander5611418
#27 Graeme Allan11132412
#24 Bob Beecroft66422
#18 Peter Brown84122
#12 Mick Conlan9211123
#16 Chris Hansen1882671
#56 Leon Harris168241
#14 Kevin Higgins11415
#7 Warwick Irwin255303142
#13 Peter Keays125173
#19 David McMahon151328923
#36 Harvey Merrigan5492
#35 Noel Mugavin54921
#5 Bernie Quinlan11617248
#15 Max Richardson731013
#10 Laurie Serafini67133
#8 Chris Smith116174
#33 Neville Taylor95142
#9 Robert Walls12315231
#29 Garry Wilson172542721

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#4 Ron Andrews516211
#38 Peter Bennett197263
#31 Max Crow13417827
#6 Neale Daniher1361931
#5 Terry Daniher729613
#29 Allan Davis1832121
#21 Ken Fletcher1717211
#10 Garry Foulds151164
#9 Shane Heard1192011
#19 Robert Hyde951431
#27 Simon Madden941358
#13 Ken Mansfield2052542
#37 Ian Marsh105154
#42 Russell Muir107172
#24 Stephen Robins62821
#36 Denis Scanlon3362
#26 Robert Shaw4372
#12 Michael Sheldon5161
#16 Steven Taubert1121341
#32 Tim Watson3471