1971 VFL Round 8: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1971 between Footscray and Essendon during round 8 of the 1971 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Gary Dempsey captained the hosts.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with John Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Johnny Birt.
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), G. Bisset, D. Brown, G. Casey, D. Darcy, S. Magee, A. Mannix, R. McGowan, G. Merrington, C. Pagnoccolo, B. Quinlan, L. Rippon, B. Round, I. Salmon, L. Sandilands, G. Simmons, H. Skreja, L. Stillman, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), I. Anderson, G. Blethyn, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, B. Dodson, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, W. Headlam, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, C. Payne, I. Payne, G. Schultz, R. Smith, P. Sproule, S. Talbot
Footscray (17.17.119) defeated Essendon (12.7.79).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Round (4), G. Bisset (3), B. Quinlan (3), I. Salmon (3), G. Dempsey, H. Skreja, L. Stillman, D. Thorpe
Essendon: A. Noonan (3), D. McKenzie (2), P. Sproule (2), I. Anderson, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, I. Payne, G. Schultz
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 7th on the ladder and Essendon remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
21,295
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Margin | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 40 | FOOT by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Johnny Birt
(Essendon)
Captains:
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
John Williams
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Marks
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Brown, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Mannix, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | McGowan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Pagnoccolo, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Rippon, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Simmons, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 37 | Skreja, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Stillman, Les | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 17 | 341 | 266 | 75 | 89 | 19 | 44 | 36 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Anderson, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | Dodson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 7 | 282 | 258 | 24 | 91 | 17 | 36 | 44 | |||