1955 VFL Round 4: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1955 between Footscray and Essendon during round 4 of the 1955 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, R. Porta, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Warren, T. Whitten
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, B. Colliver, D. Dench, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell
Footscray (4.12.36) defeated Essendon (2.11.23).
Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Duffy (2), J. Collins, H. Stevens
Essendon: J. Gill, H. Mitchell
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
36,615
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 12 | 4 | . | 12 | (36) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 11 | 2 | . | 11 | (23) |
| Margin | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 3 | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Colliver, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 2 | 11 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sScore Timeline
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