1979 AFC ESCORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
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In June 1978 the VFL announced their plans to form a new company (Australian Football Championships) to oversee a night series that would be broadcast nationally and include teams from South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland and the ACT, plus the Victorian Country champions.
Crucially, the series would be bankrolled by W.D. & H.O. Wills who until that time had been sponsoring the NFL's rival competition. VFL President, Allen Aylett stated "no doubt the VFL is in a better position to run a night competition than the NFL" but he denied the new company would be an opponent of the NFL series, describing it instead as an "alternative". Aylett added that people would have the choice whether to come into the structure. [Canberra Times, 28 & 29-6-1978] |
Never a dull moment at VFL Park!
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The NFL pushed on with a reduced series that consisted of the 10 SANFL teams plus the VFA and QAFL Grand Finalists. However, the battle had been lost and in late-April 1979 ATV-0 announced they would no longer broadcast NFL matches into Melbourne due to plunging ratings.
In May 1979 the NFL, the SANFL and the AFC held a summit which resulted in the NFL agreeing to end their series and the SANFL formally announcing they would move to the AFC competition in 1980. The QAFL soon followed suit but the VFA were not welcome in the new VFL-dominated competition and were once again forced off the national stage.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
Winning teams (indicated below in bold) advanced to the main draw, losing teams were eliminated.
VFL
Teams that finished 6th-12th in 1978 - St Kilda (6th) / Richmond (7th) / Sth Melb. (8th) / Fitzroy (9th) / Essendon (10th) / Footscray (11th) / Melbourne (12th)
WAFL
Teams that finished 4th-8th in 1978 - West Perth (4th) / Claremont (5th) / East Fremantle (6th) / Subiaco (7th) / Swan Districts (8th)
STATE TEAMS
States ranked 2nd and 3rd - Tasmania / New South Wales
The top VFL and WAFL teams were joined by the top state side, plus the surviving teams from qualifying.
Winning teams (indicated below in bold) advanced to the quarter finals, losing teams were eliminated.
VFL
Teams that finished 1st-5th in 1978 - Hawthorn (1st) / North Melbourne (2nd) / Collingwood (3rd) / Carlton (4th) / Geelong (5th)
+ five qualifiers - Richmond (7th) / South Melbourne (8th) / Fitzroy (9th) / Essendon (10th) / Footscray (11th)
WAFL
Teams that finished 1st-3rd in 1978 - East Perth (1st) / Perth (2nd) / South Fremantle (3rd)
+ two qualifiers - Claremont (5th) / East Fremantle (6th)
STATE TEAMS
The top-ranked State - A.C.T.
East Perth, the reigning WAFL premiers, became the first non-VFL team to reach the semi-finals.
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ROUND
1 (QUALIFYING) |
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DATE |
TEAMS |
1/4 |
1/2 |
3/4 |
FINAL |
MARGIN |
VENUE |
DAY/TIME |
CROWD |
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Mar-02 |
South
Melbourne |
3.4 (22) |
6.7 (43) |
10.11 (71) |
13.16 (94) |
39 |
VFL
Park, Waverley |
Fri (8:40pm) |
6,815 |
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West
Perth |
1.4 (10) |
2.4 (16) |
5.10 (40) |
7.13 (55) |
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Mar-04 |
Essendon |
3.0 (18) |
4.6 (30) |
15.11 (101) |
21.14 (140) |
18 |
Perth
Oval |
Sun (D) |
- |
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Swan
Districts |
4.3 (27) |
9.7 (61) |
14.9 (93) |
18.14 (122) |
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Mar-09 |
Richmond |
2.3 (15) |
8.4 (52) |
16.8 (104) |
22.18 (150) |
84 |
VFL
Park, Waverley |
Fri (8:40pm) |
5,808 |
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Subiaco |
3.4 (22) |
5.5 (35) |
6.8 (44) |
9.12 (66) |
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Mar-11 |
Fitzroy |
2.2 (14) |
6.3 (39) |
14.5 (89) |
20.13 (133) |
56 |
Sydney
Showground |
Sun (D) |
- |
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New
South Wales |
5.1 (31) |
8.2 (50) |
9.7 (61) |
11.11 (77) |
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Mar-16 |
East
Fremantle |
1.3 (9) |
2.8 (20) |
7.14 (56) |
16.18 (114) |
32 |
VFL
Park, Waverley |
Fri (8:40pm) |
4,894 |
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St
Kilda |
1.2 (8) |
3.5 (23) |
10.7 (67) |
12.10 (82) |
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Mar-18 |
Footscray |
2.4 (16) |
8.4 (52) |
12.7 (79) |
19.11 (125) |
65 |
North
Hobart Oval |
Sun (D) |
7,243 |
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Tasmania |
1.2 (8) |
3.3 (21) |
7.4 (46) |
9.6 (60) |
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Mar-25 |
Claremont |
6.3 (39) |
9.5 (59) |
13.6 (84) |
17.9 (111) |
15 |
Leederville Oval, Perth |
Sun (D) |
- |
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Melbourne |
3.0 (18) |
5.0 (30) |
11.5 (71) |
15.6 (96) |
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ROUND
2 (MAIN DRAW) |
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DATE |
TEAMS |
1/4 |
1/2 |
3/4 |
FINAL |
MARGIN |
VENUE |
DAY/TIME |
CROWD |
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Mar-23 |
South
Melbourne |
3.4 (22) |
4.5 (29) |
9.10 (64) |
16.13 (109) |
48 |
VFL
Park, Waverley |
Fri (8:40pm) |
3,000 |
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South
Fremantle |
2.2 (14) |
2.8 (20) |
5.9 (39) |
8.13 (61) |
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Mar-25 |
North
Melbourne |
5.8 (38) |
9.13 (67) |
18.18 (126) |
24.18 (162) |
110 |
Phillip
Oval, Canberra |
Sun (D) |
8,300 |
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A.C.T. |
1.2 (8) |
3.2 (20) |
3.4 (22) |
7.10 (52) |
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Mar-27 |
Collingwood |
1.2 (8) |
4.9 (33) |
9.10 (64) |
12.17 (89) |
42 |
VFL
Park, Waverley |
Tue (8:40pm) |
8,813 |
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Essendon |
1.3 (9) |
1.3 (9) |
5.8 (38) |
6.11 (47) |
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Apr-03 |
Geelong |
2.4 (16) |
4.6 (30) |
8.11 (59) |
10.17 (77) |
26 |
VFL
Park, Waverley |
Tue (8:40pm) |
4,885 |
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Richmond |
2.3 (15) |
3.4 (22) |
5.11 (41) |
6.15 (51) |
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Apr-10 |
Fitzroy |
4.0 (24) |
6.2 (38) |
10.7 (67) |
12.18 (90) |
12 |
VFL
Park, Waverley |
Tue (8:40pm) |
5,160 |
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Carlton |
3.2 (20) |
6.5 (41) |
7.8 (50) |
11.12 (78) |
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Apr-24 |
East
Perth |
3.3 (21) |
4.4 (28) |
7.7 (49) |
9.9 (63) |
4 |
VFL
Park, Waverley |
Tue (8:40pm) |
4,338 |
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Footscray |
1.2 (8) |
6.6 (42) |
8.8 (56) |
8.11 (59) |
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May-01 |
Perth |
2.2 (14) |
2.4 (16) |
7.7 (49) |
13.11 (89) |
14 |
Subiaco Oval, Perth |
Tue (D) |
3,000 |
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East
Fremantle |
1.2 (8) |
5.3 (33) |
7.5 (47) |
11.9 (75) |
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May-01 |
Hawthorn |
1.4 (10) |
7.6 (48) |
11.13 (79) |
16.18 (114) |
21 |
VFL
Park, Waverley |
Tue (8:40pm) |
3,730 |
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Claremont |
3.3 (21) |
5.4 (34) |
10.6 (66) |
14.9 (93) |
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QUARTER
FINALS |
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DATE |
TEAMS |
1/4 |
1/2 |
3/4 |
FINAL |
MARGIN |
VENUE |
DAY/TIME |
CROWD |
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May-08 |
Collingwood |
0.4 (4) |
5.5 (35) |
10.8 (68) |
15.12 (102) |
51 |
VFL
Park, Waverley |
Tue (8:40pm) |
6,796 |
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South
Melbourne |
2.3 (15) |
3.5 (23) |
4.8 (32) |
7.9 (51) |
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May-15 |
Fitzroy |
2.3 (15) |
5.4 (34) |
6.4 (40) |
9.6 (60) |
5 |
VFL
Park, Waverley |
Tue (8:40pm) |
7,119 |
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Geelong |
4.1 (25) |
5.3 (33) |
6.8 (44) |
7.13 (55) |
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May-22 |
East
Perth |
1.2 (8) |
5.2 (32) |
8.6 (54) |
13.9 (87) |
20 |
VFL
Park, Waverley |
Tue (8:40pm) |
2,583 |
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Perth |
2.0 (12) |
4.0 (24) |
7.1 (43) |
11.1 (67) |
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May-29 |
Hawthorn |
2.1 (13) |
4.4 (28) |
4.7 (31) |
7.10 (52) |
2 |
VFL
Park, Waverley |
Tue (8:40pm) |
7,456 |
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North
Melbourne |
2.1 (13) |
2.3 (15) |
4.9 (33) |
6.14 (50) |
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SEMI
FINALS |
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DATE |
TEAMS |
1/4 |
1/2 |
3/4 |
FINAL |
MARGIN |
VENUE |
DAY/TIME |
CROWD |
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Jun-05 |
Collingwood |
4.1 (25) |
10.6 (66) |
12.9 (81) |
17.14 (116) |
67 |
VFL
Park, Waverley |
Tue (8:40pm) |
12,389 |
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Fitzroy |
1.4 (10) |
1.7 (13) |
3.14 (32) |
5.19 (49) |
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Jun-19 |
Hawthorn |
1.3 (9) |
4.4 (28) |
7.7 (49) |
9.13 (67) |
36 |
VFL
Park, Waverley |
Tue (8:40pm) |
4,073 |
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East
Perth |
1.1 (7) |
3.3 (21) |
3.4 (22) |
4.7 (31) |
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GRAND
FINAL |
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DATE |
TEAMS |
1/4 |
1/2 |
3/4 |
FINAL |
MARGIN |
VENUE |
DAY/TIME |
CROWD |
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Jul-03 |
Collingwood |
2.1 (13) |
5.1 (31) |
9.7 (61) |
12.8 (80) |
28 |
VFL
Park, Waverley |
Tue (8:40pm) |
37,753 |
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Hawthorn |
3.4 (22) |
4.7 (31) |
6.8 (44) |
7.10 (52) |
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FIXTURE
NOTES |
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Apr-17 |
No
night series match due to the Easter split-round in the VFL premiership
competition |
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Jun-12 |
2SF
moved to 19th because Hawthorn played a premiership match Sunday, June 10 -
two days before their scheduled night match |
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Jun-19 |
Originally
a week-off in the Night Series due to the Queen's Birthday split-round of the
VFL premiership |
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Jun-26 |
Original
date for the Grand Final (played on July 3rd instead due to the 2nd
semi-final postponement) |
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NOTABLE EVENTS
During the off-season South Melbourne announced that Stewart would return as their senior coach in 1979 but Tuddenham refused to accept his dismissal and attended most of the Swans' summer training sessions... all run by Stewart! Adding to the mess, Stewart still remained tied contractually to Carlton. South Melbourne finally called in the 'favour' owed to them by Carlton and the Blues cleared Stewart back to South on the day of the match for a minor transfer fee. [The Age 2-3-1979]
*Road warriors - travelling interstate to play is a weekly occurrence in today's AFL national competition, but in 1979 this was a foreign concept for Australia's elite football teams. Five VFL clubs hit the road during the 1979 series: Essendon and Melbourne travelled to Perth, Fitzroy to Sydney, Footscray to Hobart and North Melbourne to Canberra; with Melbourne the only one to suffer defeat.
Seven WAFL clubs made the long trek to Waverley (East Perth actually travelled to Melbourne three times during the series!) and two were successful: East Fremantle surprising St Kilda by 32 points and East Perth escaping with a 4-point win over Footscray. In a bizarre twist, two Western Australian teams also faced-off at Waverley during the 1979 series (see below).
*On neutral ground - the WAFL requested that the East Perth vs Perth quarter final be transferred to Western Australia but the game could not be moved due to television and sponsor commitments. The match went ahead at Waverley Park in front of just 2,583 spectators and was the first Night Series/Pre-Season Cup match to be played in neutral territory.
*Bombers win a scorcher - the Swan Districts-Essendon match at Perth Oval on March 4th was played in sweltering heat; the temperature at opening bounce was 37 degrees and reached 38 degrees during the last quarter. Essendon survived the 39-goal shootout by 18 points then headed back to Melbourne to cool down.
*Bulldogs ahead of the trend - Footscray became the first team in VFL-AFL history to wear a special night series/pre-season jumper (see image below left). They followed-up in 1980 with another new design but it was not until 1995 that this became a trend, with Footscray again leading the way; this time joined by Fitzroy, Hawthorn and North Melbourne in unveiling new pre-season uniforms.
*Morrison's big day out - Ian Morrison had never been known as a goalkicker, with the Footscray ruck-rover averaging less than a goal a game since debuting in 1973. However, in the Bulldogs' opening round match of the 1979 series he had a day to remember, bagging 8 goals against Tasmania. Morrison never repeated this effort at VFL-level but later became a reliable goalkicker in the VFA. Sandringham played him at full-forward and in their 1985 premiership season he was the VFA's leading goalkicker with 108 goals.
*AFC clash jumper makes an early debut - due to many VFL and WAFL clubs wearing similar jumpers the AFC realised that a clash jumper would be required at some stage in their national competition. Previously, such clashes had been confined to just two matches between Richmond (VFL) and Glenelg (SANFL) who both wore black jumpers with a gold sash. At the 1973 Champions of Australia tournament Glenelg had been forced to wear a gold jumper and in the 1976 NFL Wills Cup Richmond lost the coin-toss and donned a gold jumper with red stripes.
It did not take long for the AFC's new clash jumper to appear. The second round of the 1979 Night Series saw South Melbourne (VFL) scheduled to play South Fremantle (WAFL). Both teams wore identical jumpers - white with a red V - so a coin-toss was held and South Melbourne lost the toss, taking to the field in the AFC's clash uniform of orange jumpers and socks (see image below right).
*Ebert doesn't miss a beat - for over a decade South Australian champion Russell Ebert had resisted overtures from VFL clubs to head east. In 1979 the then 29-year-old gun made the move, transferring to North Melbourne for a season. In North's opening match of the 1979 night series against the A.C.T., Ebert racked-up 20 kicks and 16 handballs in his first official outing for his new VFL club. He would go on to play 25 games for the Kangaroos that season before heading back to Port Adelaide for another six highly-successful seasons, which included the 1980 Magarey Medal and premierships in 1980-81.
*North Melbourne's record win - the Kangaroos' series-opener against the A.C.T. was notable for more than Russell Ebert's VFL debut; North's 110-point victory smashed the record for the greatest winning margin in Night Series/Pre-Season Cup history, surpassing Fitzroy's 85-point win over Richmond in the 1959 series.
*The sprinkler game - one of the most infamous moments in night series history occurred during the Hawthorn-Claremont match on May 1st. After a tight first half, Hawthorn had gained the upper-hand in the third quarter and built a comfortable lead. Claremont stormed back to within 2 points of the Hawks in the final quarter and had all the momentum when VFL Park's pop-up sprinkler system activated, bringing the match to a sudden halt. When play resumed the Hawks regained their composure, pulling away for a 21-point win with Hawthorn coach David Parkin later admitting the sprinklers had come to his side's rescue. [The Age 2-5-1979]
*Magpies break their drought - the 1979 Escort Championships title was the Magpies' first senior flag since winning the 1958 VFL Grand Final and during that 21 season period they had lost five grand finals. At the time of the 1979 night final Collingwood were 5th and Hawthorn 7th on the VFL ladder; Collingwood would later fall 5 points short of winning the night and day double, losing the VFL Grand Final in a thriller, while Hawthorn missed the finals for the first time since 1973.
*Leading goalkicker of the series - Collingwood's Craig Davis led all scorers with 11 goals from 4 games.
*Crowd record broken - the 1979 night Grand Final set a new record for the largest crowd to attend a night series match. The attendance of 37,753 fans just surpassed the old mark set in 1965 when 37,750 people jammed into Lake Oval for the final between North Melbourne and Carlton.
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MATCH REPORTS
Unless otherwise noted the information was sourced from The Age and The Sun News Pictorial newspapers.
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ROUND
1 |
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Match
1 - Friday, March 2 |
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SOUTH
MELBOURNE |
3.4
(22) |
6.7
(43) |
10.11
(71) |
13.16
(94) |
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WEST
PERTH |
1.4
(10) |
2.4
(16) |
5.10
(40) |
7.13
(55) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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South
Melbourne |
Teasdale,
Round, Quade, McLeish, Hounsell,
Fields |
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West
Perth |
Fong,
Ellen, Moir, Menaglio, Washfold, Taylor |
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South
Melbourne |
Murphy
2, Quade 2, Fields 2, Thompson, Hounsell,
Evans, Teasdale, Carter, Smith, Morrison |
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West
Perth |
Fong
2, McEvoy, Hendriks, Watling, Trunster, Bewick |
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UMPIRES: |
Rees,
Bulluss |
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CROWD: |
6,815 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/AFL
statistical records/Every Game Ever Played |
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NOTES: |
Official AFL stats and the Every Game Ever
Played book have South's final score as 13.16 (94) |
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The Age match report
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Match
2 - Sunday, March 4 |
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ESSENDON |
3.0
(18) |
4.6
(30) |
15.11
(101) |
21.14
(140) |
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SWAN
DISTRICTS |
4.3
(27) |
9.7
(61) |
14.9
(93) |
18.14
(122) |
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PLAYERS: |
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Essendon |
Crow,
Madden, Bennett, Day, Reid, Mansfield |
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Swan
Districts |
Parker,
Chidlow, Nowotny,
Richardson, Narkle, Boucher |
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Essendon |
T.
Daniher 4, Day 4, Mansfield 4, Madden 2, Davis 2,
Heard 2, Primmer, Van der Haar,
Foulds |
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Swan
Districts |
Parker
3, Beasley 3, Richardson 3, P. Narkle 2, Fitzgerald
2, Chidlow, Frost, Casey, Nowotny,
Olsen |
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UMPIRES: |
Buckley,
Phillips |
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CROWD: |
unknown |
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West
Australian |
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NOTES: |
The
temperature at opening bounce was 37 degrees and reached 38 degrees during
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Match
3 - Friday, March 9 |
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RICHMOND |
2.3
(15) |
8.4
(52) |
16.8
(104) |
22.18
(150) |
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SUBIACO |
3.4
(22) |
5.5
(35) |
6.8
(44) |
9.12
(66) |
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Richmond |
Raines,
Roach, Cloke, Monteath, Tempany, Lee, Dunne |
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Subiaco |
Marshall,
Dobson, Hamilton, Randall, Douge, Brown |
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Richmond |
Roach
4, Dunne 3, Bartlett 3, Cloke 3, Raines 3, Wiley 2,
Berry, Monteath, Lee, Freame |
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Subiaco |
Marshall
5, Dobson 2, Hamilton, Randall |
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UMPIRES: |
Deller, Nash |
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CROWD: |
5,808 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE |
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NOTES: |
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Match
4 - Sunday. March 11 |
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FITZROY |
2.2
(14) |
6.3
(39) |
14.5
(89) |
20.13
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NEW
SOUTH WALES |
5.1
(31) |
8.2
(50) |
9.7
(61) |
11.11
(77) |
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Fitzroy |
Beecroft, McMahon, Alexander |
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South Wales |
Pendrick, Newton, Quade |
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Fitzroy |
Beecroft 6, Wilson 3, McMahon 2, Walls 2,
Irwin 2, Quinlan 2, Richardson, Conlan, Allan |
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South Wales |
Pendrick 6, O’Connor, Pesper,
Coburn, Quade, Anderson |
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UMPIRES: |
K.
Smith (VFL), Phil Hayes (NSWAFL) |
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CROWD: |
unknown |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SMH |
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NOTES: |
The
majority of NSW’s team were selected from the Riverina
FL rather than the Sydney-based NSWAFL. |
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Match
5 - Friday, March 16 |
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EAST
FREMANTLE |
1.3
(9) |
2.8
(20) |
7.14
(56) |
16.18
(114) |
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ST
KILDA |
1.2
(8) |
3.5
(23) |
10.7
(67) |
12.10
(82) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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East
Fremantle |
Peake, Sewell, Buhagiar,
Sims, Cormack, Carter |
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St
Kilda |
Williams,
Cunningham, Lofts, McDonald, Duperouzel |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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East
Fremantle |
Peake 3, Cormack 3, Carter 2, Sewell 2,
Taylor, LeCras, Lester-Smith, Buhagiar,
Smith, Purser |
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St
Kilda |
Williams
3, McDonald 3, O’Keefe 3, Lofts 2, Duperouzel |
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UMPIRES: |
James,
K. Smith |
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CROWD: |
4,894 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE |
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NOTES: |
- |
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Match
6 - Sunday, March 18 |
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FOOTSCRAY |
2.4
(16) |
8.4
(52) |
12.7
(79) |
19.11
(125) |
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TASMANIA |
1.2
(8) |
3.3
(21) |
7.4
(46) |
9.6
(60) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Footscray |
Morrison,
Jennings, Foreman, Low, Hampshire, Edmond, Loveless |
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Tasmania |
Williams,
Bremner, Robertson, Theodore, Lee, Thompson, Dykes |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Footscray |
Morrison
8, Foreman 3, Jennings 3, Loveless 2, Stoneham, Dunstan, Low |
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Tasmania |
Hudson
4, Theodore 3, Robertson, Dickson |
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UMPIRES: |
Manson
(TFL), Deller (VFL) |
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CROWD: |
7,243 |
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SOURCE: |
Mercury |
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NOTES: |
Footscray unveiled an alternative jumper which
they wore throughout the 1979 Night Series. |
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Match
9 - Sunday, March 25 |
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CLAREMONT |
6.3
(39) |
9.5
(59) |
13.6
(84) |
17.9
(111) |
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MELBOURNE |
3.0
(18) |
5.0
(30) |
11.5
(71) |
15.6
(96) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Claremont |
J.
Krakouer, Trew, Hunter, Ditchburn, Uncle, Rawlinson |
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Melbourne |
Wells,
Flower, Wingate, Gaunt, Byrne, Ditterich |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Claremont |
Uncle
6, Ditchburn 3, J. Krakouer
3, P. Krakouer 2, Morton, Annear, Craig |
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Melbourne |
Wells
5, Biffin 3, Byrne 2, Wingate 2, Durnan, Coles, Ditterich |
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UMPIRES: |
Capes,
Powell |
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CROWD: |
unknown |
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SOURCE: |
West
Australian |
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NOTES: |
- |
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ROUND
2 |
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Match
7 - Friday, March 23 |
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SOUTH
MELBOURNE |
3.4
(22) |
4.5
(29) |
9.10
(64) |
16.13
(109) |
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SOUTH
FREMANTLE |
2.2
(14) |
2.8
(20) |
5.9
(39) |
8.13
(61) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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South
Melbourne |
Browning,
Jackson, Teasdale, James, O’Neill |
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South
Fremantle |
Outhwaite, Peoples, Rioli,
Vigona, Carter, Moylan |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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South
Melbourne |
Morwood 3, James 3, Browning 3, Round 2,
Cumming, Wright, Fields, Evans, Thompson |
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South
Fremantle |
Carter
2, Jackson 2, Vigona, Bauskis,
Mountain, Barrett |
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UMPIRES: |
Marcy,
Chapman |
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CROWD: |
3000 |
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|
SOURCE: |
AGE |
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NOTES: |
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Due
to near-identical jumpers a coin toss was held. South Melbourne lost the toss
and wore an orange clash jumper and black shorts |
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Match
8 - Sunday, March 25 |
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NORTH
MELBOURNE |
5.8
(38) |
9.13
(67) |
18.18
(126) |
24.18
(162) |
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A.C.T. |
1.2
(8) |
3.2
(20) |
3.4
(22) |
7.10
(52) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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North
Melbourne |
Byrne,
Ebert, Blight, Melrose, Cassin, Bryant |
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A.C.T. |
Widera, A. Smith, K. Miller, J. Miller, Blackaby |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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North
Melbourne |
Blight
5, Dempsey 3, Crosswell 3, Cassin 2, Sutton 2, Briedis 2, Huppatz 2, Melrose
2, Byrne 2, Ebert |
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A.C.T. |
Grandin 3, Widera
2, K. Miller, Taylor |
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UMPIRES: |
unknown |
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CROWD: |
8,300 |
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|
SOURCE: |
AGE |
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|
NOTES: |
South
Australian champion Russell Ebert, aged 29, had 20 kicks and 16 handballs in
his VFL debut. |
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North
Melbourne's 110-point victory was a new record winning margin in Night
Series/Pre-Season Cup matches. |
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Match
10, Tuesday, March 27 |
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COLLINGWOOD |
1.2
(8) |
4.9
(33) |
9.10
(64) |
12.17
(89) |
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ESSENDON |
1.3
(9) |
1.3
(9) |
5.8
(38) |
6.11
(47) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Collingwood |
R.
Shaw, Carlson, Wearmouth, Anderson, Picken, Morris, Ireland |
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Essendon |
Davis,
T. Daniher, Keenan, Madden, Bennett |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Collingwood |
Oborne 3, Valli
2, Austen 2, Carlson 2, Roach, Davis, Anderson |
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|
Essendon |
Davis
3, T. Daniher 2, Bennett |
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|
UMPIRES: |
Sutcliffe,
Sawers |
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CROWD: |
8,813 |
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|
SOURCE: |
AGE |
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|
NOTES: |
- |
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Match
11, Tuesday, April 3 |
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|
GEELONG |
2.4
(16) |
4.6
(30) |
8.11
(59) |
10.17
(77) |
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RICHMOND |
2.3
(15) |
3.4
(22) |
5.11
(41) |
6.15
(51) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Geelong |
Sarah,
Jeffreys, Turner, Neal, Preston, Middlemiss |
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Richmond |
Jess,
Monteath, Cloke, Mount,
Lee |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Geelong |
Sarah
4, Donohue 2, Bright 2, Middlemiss, Blake |
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Richmond |
Mount
3, Cloke, Davidson, Dunne |
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|
UMPIRES: |
Morgan,
Quinn |
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CROWD: |
4,885 |
|||||||||||
|
SOURCE: |
AGE |
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|
NOTES: |
- |
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Match
12, Tuesday, April 10 |
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FITZROY |
4.0
(24) |
6.2
(38) |
10.7
(67) |
12.18
(90) |
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CARLTON |
3.2
(20) |
6.5
(41) |
7.8
(50) |
11.12
(78) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Fitzroy |
McCarthy,
Irwin, Alexander, Poynton, Conlan,
McMahon |
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Carlton |
Sheldon,
Collins, Heath, Harmes, Southby |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Fitzroy |
Conlan 3, Johnston 3, Alexander 2,
Richardson, P. Brown, McCarthy, Poynton |
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Carlton |
Doull 3, W. Jones 2, Sheldon 2, Armstrong
2, Keogh, Francis |
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|
UMPIRES: |
Moss,
Polites |
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CROWD: |
5,160 |
|||||||||||
|
SOURCE: |
AGE |
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|
NOTES: |
- |
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|
Match
13, Tuesday, April 24 |
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|
EAST
PERTH |
3.3
(21) |
4.4
(28) |
7.7
(49) |
9.9
(63) |
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FOOTSCRAY |
1.2
(8) |
6.6
(42) |
8.8
(56) |
8.11
(59) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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|
East
Perth |
Spencer,
Cable, Robertson, Earnshaw, Otway, Miller |
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Footscray |
Cowton, Hampshire, Wilson, Power, Wheeler,
Hoffman |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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East
Perth |
Spencer
3, Cable 2, Miller, Robertson, Jamieson, Webster |
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Footscray |
Cowton 2, Hampshire, Hawkins, Wheeler,
Hoffman, Wilson, Templeton |
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|
UMPIRES: |
James,
Marcy |
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CROWD: |
4,338 |
|||||||||||
|
SOURCE: |
AGE |
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|
NOTES: |
Footscray led by 26 points early in the third
quarter before being overrun. |
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Match
14, Tuesday, May 1 |
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|
PERTH |
2.2
(14) |
2.4
(16) |
7.7
(49) |
13.11
(89) |
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EAST
FREMANTLE |
1.2
(8) |
5.3
(33) |
7.5
(47) |
11.9
(75) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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|
Perth |
Kimberley,
W. Simms, Hargrave, Turner, Fotheringham,
Cook |
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East
Fremantle |
Buhagiar, Needle, D. Green, S. Green, Brenton, Miller |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Perth |
Couper 4, Bosustow
3, W. Simms 3, Kimberley, Hargrave, Coleman |
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East
Fremantle |
Buhagiar 3, Taylor 2, Judge 2, Purser, Simms,
Green, Sewell |
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|
UMPIRES: |
unknown |
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CROWD: |
3000 |
|||||||||||
|
SOURCE: |
West
Australian/Westside Football |
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|
NOTES: |
- |
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|
Match
15, Tuesday, May 1 |
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|
HAWTHORN |
1.4
(10) |
7.6
(48) |
11.13
(79) |
16.18
(114) |
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CLAREMONT |
3.3
(21) |
5.4
(34) |
10.6
(66) |
14.9
(93) |
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|
BEST
PLAYERS: |
||||||||||||
|
Hawthorn |
Murnane, Matthews, O’Halloran,
Tuck, Eade |
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Claremont |
J.
Krakouer, Moss, Ditchburn,
Vickers-Willis |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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|
Hawthorn |
Matthews
3, Hendrie 3, Murnane 2,
Paton 2, O’Halloran 2, Eade,
Scott, Goad, Tuck |
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Claremont |
Ditchburn 4, J. Krakouer
4, Moss 2, Vickers-Willis 2, P. Krakouer, Craig |
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|
UMPIRES: |
Dye,
Nash |
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CROWD: |
3,730 |
|||||||||||
|
SOURCE: |
AGE |
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|
NOTES: |
||||||||||||
|
Claremont
had stormed back to within 2 points of Hawthorn when the oval’s automatic
sprinkler system activated during play. |
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When
the match eventually resumed Hawthorn pulled away to win by 21 points. |
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QUARTER-FINALS |
||||||||||||
|
Match
16, Tuesday, May 8 |
||||||||||||
|
COLLINGWOOD |
0.4
(4) |
5.5
(35) |
10.8
(68) |
15.12
(102) |
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SOUTH
MELBOURNE |
2.3
(15) |
3.5
(23) |
4.8
(32) |
7.9
(51) |
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|
BEST
PLAYERS: |
||||||||||||
|
Collingwood |
Carlson,
R. Shaw, Moore, Daicos, Kink, Woolnough |
|||||||||||
|
South
Melbourne |
Round,
M. Wright, Zantuck, Morrison, Hummel |
|||||||||||
|
GOALKICKERS: |
||||||||||||
|
Collingwood |
R.
Shaw 4, Davis 3, Carlson 2, Kink 2, Valli, Oborne, Woolnough, Ohlsen |
|||||||||||
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South
Melbourne |
Hummel
3, Evans 2, Thompson, Zantuck |
|||||||||||
|
UMPIRES: |
Norris,
Robinson |
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|
CROWD: |
6,796 |
|||||||||||
|
SOURCE: |
AGE |
|||||||||||
|
NOTES: |
- |
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Match
17, Tuesday, May 15 |
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