1968 VFL Round 9: Essendon v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1968 between Essendon and Footscray during round 9 of the 1968 VFL season. Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill. Ken Fraser captained the hosts with Don McKenzie as vice-captain. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), R. Blew, G. Brown, R. Close, P. Daniel, B. Davis, K. Egan, J. Ellis, A. Epis, K. Fletcher, T. Fordham, G. Gosper, B. Lake, E. Lake, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, J. Williams

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Bartlett, G. Bisset, I. Bryant, F. Cook, D. Darcy, K. Delmenico, N. Fincher, P. Hines, J. Jillard, S. Magee, A. Mannix, R. McGowan, D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, R. Percy, J. Reilly, J. Schultz, R. Spargo, D. Thorpe

Essendon (11.17.83) defeated Footscray (5.11.41).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Noonan (4), B. Lake (3), R. Blew, K. Egan, J. Ellis, D. McKenzie
Footscray: P. Hines (3), I. Bryant, D. Thorpe

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Footscray remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Essendon v Footscray
Date: Saturday 15 June 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 13,941

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Footscray
Score: 11.17.83 - 5.11.41

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5 . 1 6 . 6 6 . 10 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
Footscray 1 . 4 1 . 4 5 . 6 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Margin ESSE by 21 ESSE by 32 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 42 ESSE by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Clarke (Essendon), Charlie Sutton (Footscray)
Captains: Ken Fraser (Essendon), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: Don McKenzie (Essendon), unknown (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Marks

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 1 0 23 18 5 6 0 1 2
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 1 15 12 3 4 0 1 1
19 Close, Robin ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 2 0 1 1
45 Daniel, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 0 1 1
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 3 26 16 10 10 0 0 2
29 Egan, Kevin ? ? 1 1 11 5 6 3 0 0 2
30 Ellis, John ? ? 1 2 18 14 4 5 0 0 1
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 4 0 0 1
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 6 0 0 1
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 0 3 25 20 5 9 1 2 4
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 0 1 12 5 7 4 7 1 3
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 3 0 2 1
16 Lake, Bruce ? ? 3 1 5 5 0 1 0 4 0
42 Lake, Eddie ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 McKenzie, Don (vc) ? ? 1 0 8 7 1 3 15 0 4
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 4 2 12 11 1 3 0 3 0
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 5 8 0 1
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 2 0 1 4
22 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 0 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 17 274 211 63 77 31 17 29

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Bartlett, Les ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 8 0 1
6 Bisset, George ? ? 0 3 19 16 3 2 0 3 1
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 1 2 11 11 0 1 0 0 1
29 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 6 0 3 0
15 Darcy, David ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 7 0 0 0
18 Delmenico, Kevin ? ? 0 2 16 13 3 3 3 2 1
28 Fincher, Noel ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Hines, Peter ? ? 3 1 5 5 0 4 0 1 0
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 2 0 4 0
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 1 28 24 4 2 0 2 3
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 0 1 15 12 3 4 0 1 1
22 McGowan, Ron ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 7 0 1 4
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 5 0 3 2
12 Percy, Robert ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 2 0 1 0
32 Reilly, John ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 0 0 0
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 20 3 2
36 Spargo, Ricky ? ? 0 1 19 19 0 1 0 3 1
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 1 0 19 18 1 7 0 2 0
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 0 0 22 9 13 5 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 5 11 283 242 41 69 31 29 17

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