1967 VFL Round 5: Footscray v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1967 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1967 VFL season. Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. Hassa Mann captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), G. Bisset, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, G. Cook, K. Delmenico, G. Dempsey, K. Greenwood, J. Jillard, A. Mannix, I. Marsh, D. McKenzie, G. Peters, B. Pleitner, J. Reilly, J. Schultz, P. Shanahan, R. Spargo, K. Stevens, D. Thorpe

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, A. Bowden, R. Dillon, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Feldmann, R. Foster, R. Groom, G. Hardeman, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, T. Leahy, B. Massey, G. Osborne, P. Smith, B. Stewart, N. Stone, B. Vagg, D. Williams

Footscray (12.11.83) defeated Melbourne (12.10.82).

Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Stevens (3), G. Bisset (2), R. Spargo (2), G. Dempsey, A. Mannix, D. McKenzie, B. Pleitner, J. Schultz
Melbourne: K. Emselle (2), R. Feldmann (2), P. Smith (2), N. Stone (2), R. Dillon, B. Dixon, G. Hardeman, B. Kenneally

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Footscray v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 13 May 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 15,818

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Melbourne
Score: 12.11.83 - 12.10.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 4 . 6 6 . 8 10 . 9 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Melbourne 2 . 1 6 . 4 6 . 8 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Margin FOOT by 17 FOOT by 4 FOOT by 25 FOOT by 1 FOOT by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Sutton (Footscray), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Hassa Mann (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMaster

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Bisset, George ? ? 2 0 17 14 3 5 0 1 1
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 4 0 3 0
27 Chalmers, Graeme ? ? 0 0 24 23 1 4 0 3 3
10 Cook, Graeme ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 1 2
18 Delmenico, Kevin ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 0 5
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 1 3 9 8 1 7 10 1 5
1 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 5 1 1 5
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 10 0 1 0
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 1 2 11 9 2 4 0 0 2
33 Marsh, Ivan ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
40 Peters, Garry ? ? 0 3 4 3 1 0 0 2 0
11 Pleitner, Bryan ? ? 1 0 9 9 0 0 5 1 1
32 Reilly, John ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 0 1
14 Schultz, John ? ? 1 0 18 17 1 9 13 3 4
21 Shanahan, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 0
36 Spargo, Ricky ? ? 2 1 20 20 0 1 0 3 4
4 Stevens, Kevin ? ? 3 1 15 13 2 10 6 1 2
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 0 2 1
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 0 1 20 15 5 5 0 3 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 11 248 216 32 74 35 27 39

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 4 0 3 2
23 Bowden, Adrian ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 2 0 3 2
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 1 2 6 5 1 4 0 2 2
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 1 1 18 16 2 4 0 2 0
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 2 2 22 16 6 2 0 3 1
39 Feldmann, Rick ? ? 2 1 9 7 2 2 0 2 1
1 Foster, Rob ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 3 1 2
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 6 8 3 3
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 1 0 4 2
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 0 0
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 1 1 23 21 2 2 0 5 3
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 0 0
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 0 1 21 17 4 1 0 2 2
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 2 3
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 1 0
4 Smith, Peter ? ? 2 1 12 11 1 3 0 2 2
2 Stewart, Bob ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Stone, Neville ? ? 2 1 12 11 1 4 0 1 1
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 2 1 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 10 244 208 36 47 12 38 27

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 50s