1971 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 3 April 1971 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 1 of the 1971 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Terry Waters captained the hosts with Barry Price as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Collingwood
T. Waters (capt.), B. Price (vice-capt.), L. Adamson, A. Atkinson, C. Britt, J. Clifton, H. Coles, R. Dean, M. Delahunty, R. Dunne, J. Greening, G. Jenkin, P. McKenna, B. McKenzie, D. O'Callaghan, T. Potter, M. Richardson, W. Richardson, L. Thompson, D. Tuddenham
Footscray
G. Austin, G. Bisset, G. Casey, D. Darcy, G. Joslin, S. Magee, A. Mannix, R. McGowan, G. Merrington, C. Newman, C. Pagnoccolo, S. Power, B. Quinlan, L. Rippon, B. Round, I. Salmon, L. Sandilands, R. Spargo, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh
Collingwood (25.10.160) defeated Footscray (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. Tuddenham (9), P. McKenna (4), W. Richardson (4), L. Thompson (4), R. Dunne (2), C. Britt, T. Waters
Footscray: G. Bisset (4), G. Merrington (2), S. Magee, C. Pagnoccolo, I. Salmon, R. Spargo, D. Thorpe
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 3 April 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
27,829
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
25.10.160 - 11.11.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 11 | . | 2 | 16 | . | 6 | 20 | . | 8 | 25 | . | 10 | 25 | . | 10 | (160) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | COLL by 43 | COLL by 69 | COLL by 77 | COLL by 83 | COLL by 83 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Rose
(Collingwood),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Terry Waters
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Price
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Sheales
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Adamson, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Britt, Con | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Clifton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Delahunty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Greening, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | McKenzie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | O'Callaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Potter, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Price, Barry (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 28 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des | ? | ? | 9 | 1 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Waters, Terry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 25 | 10 | 314 | 253 | 61 | 72 | 32 | 33 | 36 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Austin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Joslin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Mannix, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | McGowan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Newman, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Pagnoccolo, Charles | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Rippon, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Spargo, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | 272 | 219 | 53 | 64 | 15 | 36 | 31 | |||