1970 VFL Round 20: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1970 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 20 of the 1970 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
In the absence of Terry Waters, vice-captain Wayne Richardson captained the hosts with Ted Potter as vice-captain.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with Don McKenzie as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Jack Clarke.
Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), T. Potter (vice-capt.), L. Adamson, C. Britt, J. Clifton, R. Dean, R. Dunne, P. Eakins, J. Greening, G. Jenkin, G. Lawrie, P. McKenna, B. McKenzie, D. O'Callaghan, B. Price, M. Richardson, L. Thompson, D. Tuddenham, C. Tully, R. Watt
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), R. Close, G. Crouch, P. Daniel, J. Ellis, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, G. Grainger, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, L. Halley, W. Headlam, B. Neish, C. Payne, P. Sproule, D. Starbuck, S. Talbot, R. Thompson, J. Williams
Collingwood (24.16.160) defeated Essendon (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. McKenna (12), R. Dunne (4), M. Richardson (2), W. Richardson (2), L. Thompson (2), R. Dean, R. Watt
Essendon: J. Ellis (3), R. Close (2), D. Gross (2), C. Payne (2), P. Sproule (2)
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1970 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 15 August 1970
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
24,785
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Essendon
Score:
24.16.160 - 11.13.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 18 | . | 12 | 24 | . | 16 | 24 | . | 16 | (160) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | COLL by 17 | ESSE by 12 | COLL by 58 | COLL by 81 | COLL by 81 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Rose
(Collingwood),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Captains:
Wayne Richardson
(Collingwood),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Ted Potter
(Collingwood),
Don McKenzie
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Coates
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Adamson, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Britt, Con | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Clifton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Eakins, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Greening, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Lawrie, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 12 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | McKenzie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | O'Callaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Potter, Ted (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Price, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Richardson, Wayne (ac) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Tully, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Watt, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 16 | 306 | 250 | 56 | 102 | 34 | 27 | 33 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Crouch, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Ellis, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Grainger, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 40 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Neish, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Starbuck, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 51 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Thompson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | 290 | 232 | 58 | 86 | 20 | 33 | 27 | |||