1969 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1969 between Essendon and Footscray during round 8 of the 1969 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Don McKenzie captained the hosts with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Essendon
D. McKenzie (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, G. Blethyn, R. Close, D. Collins, P. Daniel, K. Egan, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, B. Lake, A. Noonan, G. Pryor, I. Stevenson, L. Stillman, D. Tassell, J. Williams
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), G. Bisset, I. Bryant, D. Darcy, K. Delmenico, J. Jillard, S. Magee, I. Marsh, R. McGowan, D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, N. Mitchell, S. Power, J. Reilly, L. Rippon, B. Round, H. Skreja, R. Spargo, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh
Essendon (15.15.105) defeated Footscray (13.12.90).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Close (6), G. Blethyn (2), P. Daniel (2), B. Greenwood (2), K. Egan, K. Fletcher, G. Gosper
Footscray: R. Spargo (4), D. McKenzie (3), G. Bisset (2), D. Darcy, B. Round, D. Thorpe, T. Whitten
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1969 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 24 May 1969
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,424
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Margin | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 14 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Don McKenzie
(Essendon),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sleeth
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 31 | Collins, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 29 | Egan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Lake, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Stevenson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Stillman, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 53 | Tassell, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 15 | 311 | 262 | 49 | 75 | 36 | 30 | 40 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Delmenico, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | Marsh, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | McGowan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Mitchell, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Reilly, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Rippon, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Skreja, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Spargo, Ricky | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | 278 | 238 | 40 | 59 | 17 | 40 | 30 | |||