1979 VFL Season: Footscray

Season Team Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Team: Footscray
Home Ground: Western Oval (Whitten Oval)

Team Results

Ladder Position: 9th (W-D-L: 7-1-14, P%: 81.8%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 42
Brownlow Leader(s): Ian Hampshire (10)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Kelvin Templeton (91)
Charles Sutton Medal Recipient(s): Ian Dunstan

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Geoff Jennings

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Abbey, Ross #30 4 R10-R11, R19-R20 0
Berry, Bill #52 10 R11-R13, R15-R17, R19-R22 8
Bradmore, Phil #19 3 R07-R09 4
Bristow, Neil #27 10 R01-R04, R06, R09-R12, R14 4
Brown, George #12 2 R15-R16 0
Cordy, Neil #29 14 R02-R03, R07-R16, R19-R20 7
Cowton, Gary #6 22 R01-R22 4
Davis, Greg #46 2 R07-R08 0
Dinatale, Jack #34 1 R03 0
Dunstan, Ian #32 22 R01-R22 18
Edmond, Jim #20 10 R02, R10, R13, R15-R21 8
Egan, Mick #10 22 R01-R22 3
Foreman, Wayne #42 17 R01-R12, R18-R22 7
Groenewegen, Robert #14 7 R03, R17-R22 2
Hampshire, Ian #1 18 R01-R10, R13-R18, R21-R22 15
Hawkins, Doug #7 22 R01-R22 17
Hoffman, Steve #16 11 R01-R02, R05, R07-R09, R11-R12, R14-R15, R22 5
Jennings, Geoff #25 19 R01-R09, R11-R12, R14-R17, R19-R22 20
Kelly, Mick #11 16 R07-R22 5
Loveless, Shane #2 2 R01, R22 3
Low, Ian #28 10 R01, R03-R06, R10-R14 11
McGhie, Robert #24 12 R06-R16, R18 0
McKenna, Michael #34 2 R17-R18 1
Morrison, Ian #8 21 R01-R13, R15-R22 24
Moylan, John #9 17 R05-R17, R19-R22 1
Murrie, Richard #26 13 R01-R04, R06, R10-R17 1
Peers, Robbie #50 3 R04-R06 0
Perussich, Lee #23 4 R10, R16, R21-R22 0
Polson, Gordon #19 2 R17-R18 0
Power, Stephen #21 7 R03-R05, R19-R22 0
Reid, Bruce #5 2 R17-R18 2
Reid, John #33 14 R01-R02, R04-R10, R13-R14, R17-R18, R21 0
Smedts, Alby #17 15 R01-R08, R12-R18 2
Stoneham, Alan #3 15 R01-R02, R05-R06, R10-R16, R19-R22 6
Tantsis, Angelo #48 2 R09, R18 0
Templeton, Kelvin #31 22 R01-R22 91
Tivendale, Norm #43 5 R01-R05 1
Walsh, Shane #39 2 R19-R20 1
Wheeler, Terry #35 9 R02-R05, R07-R09, R13-R14 2
Whitten, Ted #22 19 R01-R06, R09, R11-R22 13
Williams, Mark #44 5 R04, R19-R22 1
Wilson, Brian #40 5 R01, R06-R08, R18 2

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
McKenzie, Don 22 7 -1- 14 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
07/04/1979 Round 1 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 12 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
14/04/1979 Round 2 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 39 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
21/04/1979 Round 3 St Kilda AWAY WIN FOO by 5 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
28/04/1979 Round 4 Essendon HOME DRAW drawn Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
05/05/1979 Round 5 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 48 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
12/05/1979 Round 6 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 25 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
19/05/1979 Round 7 South Melbourne HOME WIN FOO by 48 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
26/05/1979 Round 8 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 73 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
02/06/1979 Round 9 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 49 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
09/06/1979 Round 10 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 45 Don McKenzie unknown
16/06/1979 Round 11 Hawthorn AWAY WIN FOO by 1 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
23/06/1979 Round 12 Melbourne HOME WIN FOO by 39 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
30/06/1979 Round 13 North Melbourne AWAY WIN FOO by 12 Don McKenzie unknown
07/07/1979 Round 14 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 21 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
14/07/1979 Round 15 St Kilda HOME WIN FOO by 79 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
21/07/1979 Round 16 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 122 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
28/07/1979 Round 17 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 40 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
04/08/1979 Round 18 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SOU by 89 Don McKenzie unknown
11/08/1979 Round 19 Richmond HOME WIN FOO by 56 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
18/08/1979 Round 20 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 36 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
25/08/1979 Round 21 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 51 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings
01/09/1979 Round 22 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 38 Don McKenzie Geoff Jennings