1957 VFL Round 15: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1957 between Footscray and Essendon during round 15 of the 1957 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Footscray
J. Collins, B. Costello, M. Cross, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, R. Henriksen, B. Lee, B. Moloney, J. O'Halloran, R. Porta, D. Rawson, D. Ross, N. Ryan, H. Stevens, J. Westacott, T. Whitten
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Clarke, R. Fox, J. Gamble, J. Gill, B. Gluyas, C. Hebbard, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, L. Maloney, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, B. Suter, J. Towner
Footscray (7.8.50) were defeated by Essendon (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (5), M. Cross, R. Duffy
Essendon: B. Gluyas (4), J. Gill (2), C. Hebbard (2), J. Heenan (2), R. Fox, G. Leek
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 3 August 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
24,942
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 41 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 16 | Costello, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cross, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Henriksen, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Moloney, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rawson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Ryan, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 8 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 38 | Gluyas, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Maloney, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Suter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||