1970 VFL Round 2: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 11 April 1970 between Essendon and Footscray during round 2 of the 1970 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with Don McKenzie as vice-captain.
Stuart Magee captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), R. Close, D. Collins, P. Daniel, J. Ellis, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, G. Grainger, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, E. Lake, C. Payne, G. Pryor, P. Sproule, I. Stevenson, L. Stillman, D. Tassell, J. Williams
Footscray
S. Magee (capt.), L. Bartlett, G. Bisset, G. Casey, D. Darcy, K. Delmenico, G. Dempsey, R. Fenton, B. Godridge, K. Greenwood, R. Haynes, J. Jillard, A. Mannix, D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, B. Quinlan, B. Round, R. Spargo, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh
Essendon (10.14.74) were defeated by Footscray (14.22.106).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Pryor (3), L. Stillman (3), B. Davis (2), D. Collins, G. Grainger
Footscray: G. Bisset (5), B. Round (3), A. Mannix (2), R. Fenton, S. Magee, D. McKenzie, D. Thorpe
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1970 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 11 April 1970
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,257
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 22 | 14 | . | 22 | (106) |
| Margin | ESSE by 6 | FOOT by 3 | ESSE by 5 | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Stuart Magee
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Don McKenzie
(Essendon),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller
Goal Umpire:
N. McLennan
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Collins, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Ellis, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Grainger, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Stevenson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Stillman, Les | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Tassell, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | 286 | 236 | 50 | 69 | 19 | 43 | 31 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Bartlett, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Delmenico, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Fenton, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Godridge, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Greenwood, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Haynes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Mannix, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Spargo, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 22 | 302 | 259 | 43 | 77 | 21 | 31 | 43 | |||