1967 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1967 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 16 of the 1967 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG. Hassa Mann captained the hosts. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, T. Anderson, A. Bowden, F. Davis, R. Dillon, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, C. Fowler, R. Groom, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, T. Leahy, G. Osborne, P. Smith, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, M. Walker, D. Williams

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), G. Bisset, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, K. Delmenico, G. Dempsey, N. Fincher, K. Greenwood, J. Jillard, A. Mannix, I. Marsh, R. McGowan, D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, B. Pleitner, J. Reilly, J. Schultz, R. Spargo, D. Thorpe, L. Walsh

Melbourne (7.12.54) defeated Footscray (7.9.51).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: K. Emselle (2), H. Mann (2), G. Osborne (2), T. Leahy
Footscray: T. Whitten (3), G. Bisset (2), G. Dempsey, R. Spargo

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 12 August 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 17,039

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 7.12.54 - 7.9.51

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 5 3 . 8 4 . 9 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Footscray 0 . 4 1 . 7 5 . 8 7 . 9 7 . 9 (51)
Margin MELB by 7 MELB by 13 FOOT by 5 MELB by 3 MELB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Fisher

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 12 0 2 2
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 3 0 0 0
23 Bowden, Adrian ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 4 1 1 2
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 0 3
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 6 2 0 1
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 31 27 4 5 0 5 3
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 2 1 15 11 4 3 0 1 2
12 Fowler, Chris ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 1 2 0
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 2 15 2 2
20 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 3 0 2 1
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 6 0 3 2
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 0 26 15 11 4 0 3 1
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 1 1 9 8 1 1 0 1 1
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 2 1 24 20 4 6 0 4 4
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 2 3 14 12 2 3 0 1 3
4 Smith, Peter ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 3 0 1 0
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 2 19 10 9 4 0 0 0
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 10 3 1
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 3 0 1 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 7 12 290 236 54 76 29 32 28

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Bisset, George ? ? 2 1 22 18 4 2 0 4 0
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 3 0 1 0
27 Chalmers, Graeme ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 0 2 3
18 Delmenico, Kevin ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 6 0 3 1
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 1 0 7 7 0 4 13 1 4
28 Fincher, Noel ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 0 2
1 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 4 1 3 3
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 5 0 0 0
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 0 4
33 Marsh, Ivan ? ? 0 1 14 14 0 8 1 3 5
22 McGowan, Ron ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 7 0 2 1
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 3 9 8 1 3 0 0 0
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
11 Pleitner, Bryan ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 4 0 1 1
32 Reilly, John ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 0 0 1
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 5 14 0 1
36 Spargo, Ricky ? ? 1 2 29 25 4 3 0 5 1
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 5 0 0 3
41 Walsh, Laurie ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 3 2 14 11 3 4 0 3 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 7 9 264 227 37 73 29 28 32

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