1970 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 4 April 1970 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1970 VFL season. Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval. Terry Waters captained the visitors with Wayne Richardson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.

Footscray
G. Bisset, G. Casey, D. Darcy, K. Delmenico, G. Dempsey, R. Fenton, B. Godridge, K. Greenwood, R. Haynes, P. Hines, G. Joslin, S. Magee, A. Mannix, G. Merrington, S. Power, B. Quinlan, B. Round, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh, T. Whitten

Collingwood
T. Waters (capt.), W. Richardson (vice-capt.), L. Adamson, C. Britt, J. Clifton, R. Dean, R. Dunne, J. Greening, B. Heard, G. Jenkin, P. McKenna, B. McKenzie, D. O'Callaghan, T. Potter, B. Price, M. Richardson, M. Slater, L. Thompson, D. Tuddenham, R. Watt

Footscray (12.12.84) were defeated by Collingwood (23.10.148).

Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Fenton (4), G. Bisset (3), B. Godridge, A. Mannix, S. Power, B. Round, D. Thorpe
Collingwood: P. McKenna (11), D. Tuddenham (3), M. Richardson (2), W. Richardson (2), R. Watt (2), C. Britt, J. Greening, G. Jenkin

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 11th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Footscray v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 4 April 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 26,596

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Collingwood
Score: 12.12.84 - 23.10.148

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 6 6 . 9 10 . 11 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Collingwood 3 . 0 12 . 5 17 . 7 23 . 10 23 . 10 (148)
Margin FOOT by 6 COLL by 32 COLL by 38 COLL by 64 COLL by 64
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Bob Rose (Collingwood)
Captains: unknown (Footscray), Terry Waters (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Footscray), Wayne Richardson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Bisset, George ? ? 3 1 12 7 5 3 0 2 0
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 1 0 1 2
15 Darcy, David ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 0 3 0
18 Delmenico, Kevin ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 0 0 0
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 12 14 2 0
5 Fenton, Ron ? ? 4 3 8 8 0 5 0 0 1
26 Godridge, Bill ? ? 1 0 15 12 3 1 0 3 5
1 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 7 2 1 2
17 Haynes, Ray ? ? 0 1 8 7 1 0 0 1 0
9 Hines, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 0 1
12 Joslin, Graeme ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 0 2 1
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 0 31 26 5 2 0 8 1
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 1 1 9 9 0 0 3 3 2
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 1
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 1 0 18 17 1 1 1 0 3
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 0 2 22 21 1 2 0 2 2
14 Round, Barry ? ? 1 2 9 7 2 3 0 3 2
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 1 2 22 20 2 1 0 2 4
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 7 3 0 2
3 Whitten, Ted ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 2 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 12 259 226 33 55 23 35 29

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
33 Adamson, Lee ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 0 2
27 Britt, Con ? ? 1 1 21 13 8 3 0 0 1
21 Clifton, Jeff ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 1 2
26 Dean, Robert ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 6 0 1 3
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 0 0 21 13 8 7 0 2 2
22 Greening, John ? ? 1 1 22 17 5 5 0 3 2
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
14 Jenkin, Graeme ? ? 1 0 14 10 4 5 13 0 3
6 McKenna, Peter ? ? 11 4 16 15 1 8 0 1 1
31 McKenzie, Brian ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 4 0 2 1
29 O'Callaghan, Denis ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 4 0 3 1
3 Potter, Ted ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 4 0 1 2
5 Price, Barry ? ? 0 1 30 20 10 4 0 2 4
18 Richardson, Max ? ? 2 1 20 19 1 4 0 2 2
2 Richardson, Wayne (vc) ? ? 2 0 33 26 7 3 0 6 2
25 Slater, Mark ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
28 Thompson, Len ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 5 24 0 2
8 Tuddenham, Des ? ? 3 1 30 21 9 5 0 0 2
1 Waters, Terry (c) ? ? 0 0 21 20 1 8 3 5 2
23 Watt, Ricky ? ? 2 0 15 9 6 1 0 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 23 10 351 270 81 83 41 31 35

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