1967 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1967 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in twelfth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1967 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
12th (W-D-L: 4-0-14, P%: 71.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisset, George | #6 | 18 | 27 | R01-18 |
| Bradley, John | #20 | 4 | 1 | R11-12, R14-15 |
| Bryant, Ian | #5 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Chalmers, Graeme | #27 | 15 | 2 | R01-12, R16-18 |
| Cook, Fred | #29 | 7 | 0 | R01, R04, R12-13, R15, R17-18 |
| Cook, Graeme | #10 | 9 | 4 | R01-06, R08-09, R14 |
| Cumming, Len | #31 | 5 | 4 | R07-10, R12 |
| Delmenico, Kevin | #18 | 14 | 0 | R01-03, R05-06, R10-18 |
| Dempsey, Gary | #24 | 16 | 8 | R01-11, R13-17 |
| Fincher, Noel | #28 | 10 | 1 | R01-04, R12-17 |
| Greenwood, Ken | #1 | 17 | 0 | R02-18 |
| Haynes, Ray | #17 | 5 | 0 | R07-11 |
| Hunter, Alan | #15 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Jackman, Kevin | #7 | 5 | 4 | R01, R07-10 |
| Jillard, John | #25 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Mannix, Alan | #8 | 14 | 3 | R01, R04-10, R13-18 |
| Marsh, Ivan | #33 | 13 | 4 | R05-06, R08-18 |
| McGhie, Joe | #37 | 8 | 0 | R09-15, R18 |
| McGowan, Ron | #22 | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R06-14, R16-18 |
| McKenzie, Don | #30 | 18 | 22 | R01-18 |
| Merrington, Gary | #19 | 9 | 5 | R01-04, R10-11, R16-18 |
| O'Connor, Rod | #23 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Patterson, Dallas | #26 | 3 | 7 | R02-03, R06 |
| Percy, Robert | #39 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Peters, Garry | #40 | 4 | 3 | R04-05, R07, R09 |
| Pleitner, Bryan | #11 | 8 | 2 | R02, R04-08, R15-16 |
| Prior, Doug | #2 | 7 | 5 | R01-03, R11-14 |
| Reilly, John | #32 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Sandilands, Laurie | #9 | 7 | 1 | R01, R10-13, R17-18 |
| Schultz, John | #14 | 17 | 3 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Shanahan, Peter | #21 | 4 | 0 | R04-05, R08-09 |
| Spargo, Ricky | #36 | 12 | 8 | R02-07, R13-18 |
| Stevens, Kevin | #4 | 8 | 6 | R01-08 |
| Thorpe, David | #16 | 10 | 3 | R05-06, R11-18 |
| Walsh, Laurie | #41 | 3 | 1 | R15-16, R18 |
| Whitten, Ted | #3 | 17 | 19 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Zeuschner, Murray | #1 | 1 | 1 | R07 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton, Charlie | 18 | 4 | -0- | 14 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1967 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 81 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
| 22/04/1967 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 8 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
| 29/04/1967 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 38 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
| 06/05/1967 | Round 4 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 58 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
| 13/05/1967 | Round 5 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 1 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
| 20/05/1967 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 48 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
| 27/05/1967 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 13 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
| 03/06/1967 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 24 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
| 12/06/1967 | Round 9 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 40 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
| 24/06/1967 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
| 01/07/1967 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 37 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
| 15/07/1967 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 45 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
| 22/07/1967 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 72 | Charlie Sutton | unknown |
| 29/07/1967 | Round 14 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 31 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
| 05/08/1967 | Round 15 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 6 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
| 12/08/1967 | Round 16 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 3 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
| 19/08/1967 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 2 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |
| 26/08/1967 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 2 | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten |