Match Recap
Round 4·Sat, 28-Apr-1979 2:10 PM·Western Oval·26,981 att.
Footscray
20.8 (128)
vs
Essendon
19.14 (128)
Draw

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray7.3 (45)9.6 (60)15.6 (96)20.8 (128)20.8 (128)
Essendon4.6 (30)11.8 (74)17.11 (113)19.14 (128)19.14 (128)

Footscray — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#27 Neil Bristow2244
#6 Gary Cowton10313311
#32 Ian Dunstan18725321
#10 Mick Egan1541942
#42 Wayne Foreman224265
#1 Ian Hampshire5813415
#7 Doug Hawkins1141541
#25 Geoff Jennings1192042
#28 Ian Low12315111
#8 Ian Morrison112132211
#26 Richard Murrie63911
#50 Robbie Peers1051541
#21 Stephen Power123153
#33 John Reid157221
#17 Alby Smedts154193
#31 Kelvin Templeton10212106
#43 Norm Tivendale551
#35 Terry Wheeler871511
#22 Ted Whitten1311421
#44 Mark Williams3361111

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#48 Craig Barbary12315111
#38 Peter Bennett58131
#30 Neil Besanko437
#31 Max Crow134178223
#6 Neale Daniher116175
#5 Terry Daniher175221185
#29 Allan Davis1221421
#10 Garry Foulds177245
#9 Shane Heard91102
#1 Peter Keenan74113114
#27 Simon Madden1351853116
#13 Ken Mansfield2062631
#37 Ian Marsh125171
#25 Roger Merrett8191
#34 Merv Neagle73101
#2 Alan Reid145193
#24 Stephen Robins8822
#36 Denis Scanlon82104
#26 Robert Shaw3251
#32 Tim Watson13316512