1955 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1955 between Essendon and Footscray during round 15 of the 1955 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
In the absence of Charlie Sutton, vice-captain Wally Donald captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, K. Chapman, J. Clarke, D. Dench, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor
Footscray
W. Donald (capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, A. Clough, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, R. Porta, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, K. Smith, R. Stockman, A. Trusler, J. Westacott, T. Whitten
Essendon (9.18.72) defeated Footscray (5.22.52).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (3), K. Peucker (3), H. Mitchell (2), J. Gill
Footscray: J. Collins (2), B. Gilmore (2), J. Kerr
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 30 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
32,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 18 | 9 | . | 18 | (72) |
| Footscray | 0 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 13 | 1 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 22 | 5 | . | 22 | (52) |
| Margin | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Chapman, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 18 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 22 | |||