1972 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 3 April 1972 between Footscray and Essendon during round 1 of the 1972 VFL season. Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval. Gary Dempsey captained the hosts. Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Barry Davis as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.

Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), G. Baker, L. Bartlett, G. Bisset, G. Casey, G. Cook, S. Magee, A. Mannix, K. Marks, R. McGhie, G. Merrington, C. Pagnoccolo, S. Power, B. Quinlan, L. Rippon, B. Round, I. Salmon, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh, T. Zeltner

Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, J. Cassin, R. Close, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, D. Gross, L. Halley, K. Hogan, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Perry, K. Roberts, S. Talbot, J. Williams

Footscray (9.13.67) were defeated by Essendon (18.20.128).

Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Bisset (4), D. Thorpe (2), G. Cook, B. Quinlan, P. Welsh
Essendon: G. Blethyn (7), A. Noonan (5), N. Fields (2), G. Perry (2), D. Gross, D. Tuddenham

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 12th on the ladder and Essendon were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Footscray v Essendon
Date: Monday 3 April 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 27,935

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Essendon
Score: 9.13.67 - 18.20.128

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 3 6 . 7 7 . 9 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Essendon 7 . 7 7 . 12 14 . 17 18 . 20 18 . 20 (128)
Margin ESSE by 34 ESSE by 11 ESSE by 50 ESSE by 61 ESSE by 61
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Rose (Footscray), Des Tuddenham (Essendon)
Captains: Gary Dempsey (Footscray), Des Tuddenham (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Footscray), Barry Davis (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Henry

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 ? 1 1
20 Bartlett, Les ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 3 ? 1 3
6 Bisset, George ? ? 4 2 21 18 3 2 ? 4 2
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 ? 1 2
34 Cook, Graeme ? ? 1 1 9 6 3 0 ? 0 1
24 Dempsey, Gary (c) ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 ? 3 2
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 2 ? 3 1
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 0 1 18 11 7 1 ? 0 1
35 Marks, Ken ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 ? 0 0
5 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 2 ? 1 2
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 ? 3 1
36 Pagnoccolo, Charles ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 0 ? 0 0
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 1 ? 2 1
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 1 2 9 8 1 3 ? 2 2
11 Rippon, Laurie ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 ? 0 0
14 Round, Barry ? ? 0 2 17 16 1 11 ? 1 1
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 ? 4 5
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 2 1 28 25 3 5 ? 10 4
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 1 0 20 19 1 4 ? 5 6
28 Zeltner, Trevor ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 ? 5 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 9 13 264 222 42 52 0+ 46 37

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Blethyn, Geoff ? ? 7 5 17 17 0 10 ? 1 1
9 Cassin, John ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 ? 0 3
19 Close, Robin ? ? 0 2 15 11 4 4 ? 2 0
32 Davis, Barry (vc) ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 2 ? 5 2
40 Delahunty, Hugh ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
1 Fields, Neville ? ? 2 2 23 23 0 7 ? 4 5
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 1 ? 1 4
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 ? 1 1
15 Gross, Don ? ? 1 2 22 17 5 1 ? 1 5
44 Halley, Len ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 ? 3 1
29 Hogan, Ken ? ? 0 1 13 12 1 2 ? 1 1
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 6 ? 2 6
34 Moloney, Laurie ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 1 ? 1 2
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 5 3 21 18 3 7 ? 5 0
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 4 ? 0 3
36 Perry, Greg ? ? 2 1 12 9 3 6 ? 3 1
6 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 3 ? 5 2
27 Talbot, Sandy ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 ? 1 1
8 Tuddenham, Des (c) ? ? 1 2 23 19 4 5 ? 2 3
22 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 4 ? 0 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 18 20 272 235 37 71 0+ 38 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