1957 VFL Round 4: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1957 between Essendon and Footscray during round 4 of the 1957 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, D. Carmichael, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, B. Donohoe, R. Fox, J. Gamble, J. Knowles, G. Leek, L. Maloney, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, B. Suter, K. Timms, J. Towner
Footscray
P. Box, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, R. Henriksen, J. Kerr, B. Lee, P. McRae, J. O'Halloran, R. Porta, J. Quarrell, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, H. Stevens, J. Westacott, T. Whitten
Essendon (11.14.80) defeated Footscray (4.14.38).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Birt (3), B. Hutchison (2), H. Mitchell (2), S. Booth, B. Donohoe, G. Leek, K. Timms
Footscray: J. Collins (2), R. Duffy, J. O'Halloran
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
30,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 14 | 4 | . | 14 | (38) |
| Margin | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Carmichael, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Maloney, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Suter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Henriksen, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McRae, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 14 | |||