1971 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 17 April 1971 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 3 of the 1971 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with John Williams as vice-captain.
In the absence of Terry Waters, vice-captain Wayne Richardson captained the visitors with Barry Price as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Johnny Birt and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, B. Dodson, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Grainger, B. Greenwood, B. Grinter, D. Gross, W. Headlam, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, C. Payne, I. Payne, G. Schultz, P. Sproule, S. Talbot
Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), B. Price (vice-capt.), L. Adamson, C. Britt, J. Clifton, H. Coles, R. Dean, M. Delahunty, J. Greening, B. Heard, G. Jenkin, P. McKenna, B. McKenzie, D. O'Callaghan, T. Potter, M. Richardson, R. Rose, L. Thompson, G. Tredrea, D. Tuddenham
Essendon (9.12.66) drew with Collingwood (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Greenwood (2), G. Blethyn, B. Dodson, G. Grainger, B. Grinter, A. Noonan, I. Payne, G. Schultz
Collingwood: P. McKenna (3), H. Coles (2), D. Tuddenham (2), J. Greening, L. Thompson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 17 April 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
22,421
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
drew with
Collingwood
Score:
9.12.66 - 9.12.66
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | COLL by 7 | COLL by 2 | COLL by 10 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Johnny Birt
(Essendon),
Bob Rose
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Wayne Richardson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
John Williams
(Essendon),
Barry Price
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 41 | Dodson, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Grainger, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | 294 | 247 | 47 | 85 | 22 | 40 | 45 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Adamson, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Britt, Con | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Clifton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Delahunty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Greening, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | McKenzie, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | O'Callaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Potter, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Price, Barry (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Richardson, Wayne (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Rose, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Tredrea, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | 303 | 255 | 48 | 74 | 36 | 45 | 40 | |||