1954 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1954 between Essendon and Footscray during round 17 of the 1954 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Heenan, J. Jones, J. Knowles, G. Leek, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, J. Towner
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, T. Whitten
Essendon (7.17.59) were defeated by Footscray (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Booth (3), J. Jones (2), J. Towner (2)
Footscray: J. Collins (6), B. Gilmore (2), H. Stevens (2), R. Duffy
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
36,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 17 | 7 | . | 17 | (59) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 41 | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 17 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||