1972 VFL Round 8: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1972 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 8 of the 1972 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Wayne Richardson captained the hosts with Barry Price as vice-captain.
Gary Dempsey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Neil Mann and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.
Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), B. Price (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, C. Britt, H. Coles, R. Dean, M. Delahunty, R. Dunne, J. Greening, B. Heard, P. McKenna, I. McOrist, R. Oborne, D. O'Callaghan, M. Richardson, R. Rose, P. Stevens, L. Thompson, G. Tredrea, J. Vickery
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), G. Austin, L. Bartlett, G. Bisset, S. Boyle, D. Brown, G. Casey, B. Cockerell, D. Collins, B. Godridge, S. Magee, R. McGowan, G. Merrington, S. Power, B. Quinlan, B. Round, I. Salmon, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh, T. Zeltner
Collingwood (7.14.56) were defeated by Footscray (11.14.80).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: L. Thompson (2), H. Coles, B. Heard, P. McKenna, I. McOrist, M. Richardson
Footscray: G. Bisset (2), D. Thorpe (2), L. Bartlett, S. Boyle, D. Brown, B. Cockerell, D. Collins, S. Magee, B. Round
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 8th on the ladder and Footscray remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
25,986
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Footscray
Score:
7.14.56 - 11.14.80
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Bob Rose
(Footscray)
Captains:
Wayne Richardson
(Collingwood),
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Price
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Coates
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 27 | Britt, Con | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 26 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Delahunty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Greening, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | McOrist, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | O'Callaghan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Price, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | Richardson, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 25 | Rose, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Stevens, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Thompson, Len | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Tredrea, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Vickery, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 14 | 290 | 239 | 51 | 77 | 38 | 45 | 42 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Austin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Bartlett, Les | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 44 | Boyle, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Brown, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Cockerell, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 48 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Godridge, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | McGowan, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Zeltner, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | 330 | 283 | 47 | 76 | 20 | 42 | 45 | |||