1968 VFL Round 20: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1968 between Footscray and Essendon during round 20 of the 1968 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Ken Fraser captained the visitors with Don McKenzie as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Jack Clarke.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), L. Bartlett, G. Bean, G. Bisset, I. Bryant, F. Cook, K. Delmenico, G. Dempsey, K. Greenwood, P. Hines, J. Jillard, S. Magee, I. Marsh, R. McGowan, D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, L. Sandilands, R. Spargo, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh
Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), R. Blew, R. Close, B. Davis, K. Egan, J. Ellis, A. Epis, J. Fanning, K. Fletcher, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, L. McGie, A. Noonan, V. Papp, C. Payne, G. Pryor, B. Waite, J. Williams
Footscray (12.13.85) were defeated by Essendon (15.22.112).
Goalkickers
Footscray: I. Bryant (2), L. Sandilands (2), R. Spargo (2), L. Bartlett, G. Bisset, G. Dempsey, S. Magee, I. Marsh, T. Whitten
Essendon: C. Payne (5), A. Noonan (3), R. Blew (2), J. Ellis (2), T. Fordham (2), R. Close
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1968 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1968
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
19,390
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 22 | 15 | . | 22 | (112) |
| Margin | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Ken Fraser
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Don McKenzie
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sleeth
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Bartlett, Les | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Bean, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Cook, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Delmenico, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Greenwood, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Hines, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Marsh, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | McGowan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | Spargo, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | 296 | 260 | 36 | 79 | 29 | 32 | 19 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Egan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Ellis, John | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Fanning, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | McGie, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Papp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Waite, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 22 | 286 | 231 | 55 | 78 | 29 | 19 | 32 | |||