1979 VFL Grand Final

1979 VFL Grand Final

The 1979 VFL Grand Final took place on September 29, 1979 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between VFL clubs Carlton and Collingwood. Carlton won by five points, in front of 113,545 people, and Alex Jesaulenko became the last ever player to captain-coach a team to victory in a Grand Final.

The game is remembered for a moment in the dying minutes when Wayne Harmes, chasing his own kick, slid on the boundary line in the forward pocket to not just prevent the ball from going out but knocked it towards the goal front. It was gathered by his teammate Ken Sheldon who kicked what was ultimately the match winning goal.

Teams

Aussie rules team | title = Carlton
backpocket1 = Wayne Harmes
fullback = Geoff Southby
backpocket2 = David McKay
halfbackflank1 = Robbert Klomp
centrehalfback = Bruce Doull
halfbackflank2 = Peter McConville
wing1 = Peter Francis
centre = Alex Jesaulenko (c)
wing2 = Michael Young
halfforwardflank1 = Wayne Johnston
centrehalfforward = Mark Maclure
halfforwardflank2 = Trevor Keogh
forwardpocket1 = Mike Fitzpatrick
fullforward = Peter Brown
forwardpocket2 = Ken Sheldon
ruck = Peter Jones
ruckrover = Barry Armstrong
rover = Jim Buckley
interchange1 = Rod Austin
interchange2 = Alex Marcou
interchange3 =
interchange4 =
interchange5 =
interchange6 =
coach = Alex Jesaulenko

Aussie rules team | title = Collingwood
backpocket1 = Stan Magro
fullback = Peter McCormack
backpocket2 = Kevin Worthington
halfbackflank1 = Ray Byrne
centrehalfback = Billy Picken
halfbackflank2 = Andrew Ireland
wing1 = Ricky Barham
centre = Kevin Morris
wing2 = Graeme Anderson
halfforwardflank1 = Rene Kink
centrehalfforward = Allan Edwards
halfforwardflank2 = Ross Brewer
forwardpocket1 = Derek Shaw
fullforward = Craig Davis
forwardpocket2 = Ray Shaw (c)
ruck = Peter Moore
ruckrover = Russell Ohlsen
rover = Ronald Wearmouth
interchange1 = Denis Banks
interchange2 = Leigh Carlson
interchange3 =
interchange4 =
interchange5 =
interchange6 =
coach = Tom Hafey

tatistics

core

Goal kickers

Carlton:
*Sheldon 3
*Buckley 2
*Mclure 2
*Francis 1
*Harmes 1
*Jones 1
*Young 1

Collingwood:
*Davis 4
*Brewer 1
*Carlson 1
*Edwards 1
*Ireland 1
*Kink 1
*Ohlsen 1
*Wearmouth 1

Norm Smith Medal

This was the first time that the Norm Smith Medal was awarded and it went to Wayne Harmes of Carlton.

ee also

* 1979 VFL season

References

* "The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004"

External links

* [http://www.abc.net.au/sport/columns/200609/s1735958.htm?afl Article on the 1979 Grand Final from ABC Sport]


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