1971 VFL Round 19: Essendon v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1971 between Essendon and Footscray during round 19 of the 1971 VFL season. Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill. Barry Davis captained the hosts with John Williams as vice-captain. Gary Dempsey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Johnny Birt and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), M. Bates, J. Cassin, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, A. Graco, D. Gross, L. Halley, W. Headlam, E. Lake, D. McKenzie, B. Neish, G. Parkes, I. Payne, R. Smith, D. Starbuck, A. Wilson

Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), G. Bisset, G. Casey, B. Cockerell, D. Darcy, C. Dell, T. Joniec, S. Magee, A. Mannix, R. McGhie, C. Pagnoccolo, S. Power, B. Quinlan, L. Rippon, B. Round, I. Salmon, L. Sandilands, G. Simmons, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh

Essendon (7.23.65) were defeated by Footscray (9.12.66).

Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Delahunty (3), B. Davis (2), N. Fields, B. Neish
Footscray: G. Bisset (3), C. Pagnoccolo (2), T. Joniec, A. Mannix, B. Quinlan, B. Round

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Essendon v Footscray
Date: Saturday 7 August 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 13,862

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Footscray
Score: 7.23.65 - 9.12.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 4 4 . 6 7 . 17 7 . 23 7 . 23 (65)
Footscray 0 . 2 4 . 7 8 . 8 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Margin ESSE by 8 FOOT by 1 ESSE by 3 FOOT by 1 FOOT by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Johnny Birt (Essendon), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Captains: Barry Davis (Essendon), Gary Dempsey (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: John Williams (Essendon), unknown (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
49 Bates, Mick ? ? 0 2 5 5 0 2 1 2 2
42 Cassin, John ? ? 0 1 22 17 5 4 0 1 2
28 Daniel, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 4 0 9 0
32 Davis, Barry (c) ? ? 2 7 36 30 6 12 0 0 4
40 Delahunty, Hugh ? ? 3 0 14 14 0 8 0 1 2
1 Fields, Neville ? ? 1 4 18 16 2 3 0 1 4
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 6 0 4 4
52 Graco, Allan ? ? 0 1 12 9 3 1 0 0 3
15 Gross, Don ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 4 0 3 3
44 Halley, Len ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 6 2 2 6
14 Headlam, Wayne ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 3 6 3 4
38 Lake, Eddie ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 2 1
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 9 2 3
8 Neish, Bruce ? ? 1 2 20 18 2 5 0 3 0
5 Parkes, Gary ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 2 0 4 3
3 Payne, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 0 3
35 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 Starbuck, David ? ? 0 1 21 19 2 4 0 3 2
22 Williams, John (vc) ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 6 0 3 2
33 Wilson, Andy ? ? 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 7 23 296 257 39 73 18 43 48

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Bisset, George ? ? 3 3 28 25 3 4 0 2 4
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 26 23 3 9 0 6 0
38 Cockerell, Bob ? ? 0 1 7 6 1 1 0 0 1
15 Darcy, David ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 5 0 5 1
48 Dell, Colin ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1
24 Dempsey, Gary (c) ? ? 0 2 18 12 6 7 10 2 3
41 Joniec, Tad ? ? 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 2
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 5 0 4 1
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 1 3 12 12 0 5 0 2 3
40 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 5 0 2 3
36 Pagnoccolo, Charles ? ? 2 1 15 11 4 1 0 1 2
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 3 0 2 2
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 1 1 16 11 5 5 0 3 3
11 Rippon, Laurie ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 4 0
14 Round, Barry ? ? 1 0 17 9 8 8 4 0 2
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 2 4 1
9 Sandilands, Laurie ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 5 0 1 6
29 Simmons, Grant ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 3 2
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 0 0 32 27 5 7 0 4 5
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 2 3 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 9 12 301 241 60 81 18 48 43

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s