1968 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1968 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 17 of the 1968 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill.
Ken Fraser captained the hosts with Don McKenzie as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.
Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), R. Blew, R. Close, B. Davis, K. Egan, J. Ellis, A. Epis, J. Fanning, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, L. McGie, A. Noonan, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, B. Waite, J. Williams
Collingwood
L. Adamson, P. Boyne, R. Dunne, V. Ellis, B. Farmer, J. Green, J. Greening, D. Hibbert, E. Hug, P. McKenna, B. McKenzie, R. Moylan, B. Mugeli, B. Neave, D. O'Callaghan, T. Potter, B. Price, W. Richardson, L. Thompson, R. Watt
Essendon (20.18.138) defeated Collingwood (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Noonan (5), T. Fordham (4), R. Close (2), D. Gross (2), D. Shaw (2), B. Waite (2), J. Ellis, K. Fraser, G. Gosper
Collingwood: P. McKenna (6), D. Hibbert
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Collingwood were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1968 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 10 August 1968
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,239
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Collingwood
Score:
20.18.138 - 7.11.53
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 15 | 20 | . | 18 | 20 | . | 18 | (138) |
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 63 | ESSE by 85 | ESSE by 85 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Bob Rose
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ken Fraser
(Essendon),
unknown
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Don McKenzie
(Essendon),
unknown
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Sheales
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | Egan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Ellis, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Fanning, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | McGie, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 5 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Waite, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 18 | 300 | 245 | 55 | 74 | 36 | 38 | 32 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Adamson, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Boyne, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Ellis, Vaughan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Farmer, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Greening, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 36 | Hibbert, Danny | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Hug, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | McKenzie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Moylan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Mugeli, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Neave, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | O'Callaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Potter, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Price, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 28 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 11 | 5 |
| 23 | Watt, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | 222 | 200 | 22 | 61 | 45 | 32 | 38 | |||