1973 VFL Round 2: Footscray v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 14 April 1973 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 2 of the 1973 VFL season. Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval. David Thorpe captained the hosts. Wayne Richardson captained the visitors with Len Thompson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Neil Mann.

Footscray
D. Thorpe (capt.), G. Austin, G. Baker, L. Bartlett, G. Casey, D. Collins, G. Cook, G. Dempsey, A. Gallagher, S. Magee, G. Merrington, C. Pagnoccolo, S. Power, B. Quinlan, B. Round, I. Salmon, L. Sandilands, A. Stoneham, C. Vesty, P. Welsh

Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Bisset, C. Britt, J. Clifton, H. Coles, P. Cranage, R. Dean, M. Delahunty, R. Dunne, G. Dunstan, D. Gott, B. Heard, G. Jenkin, P. McKenna, R. Oborne, B. Price, G. Reichman, M. Richardson, D. Salmon

Footscray (11.16.82) were defeated by Collingwood (14.18.102).

Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Round (3), D. Collins (2), C. Pagnoccolo (2), P. Welsh (2), S. Magee, B. Quinlan
Collingwood: P. McKenna (4), W. Richardson (3), R. Oborne (2), G. Bisset, H. Coles, D. Gott, B. Heard, M. Richardson

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Footscray v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 14 April 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 24,794

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Collingwood
Score: 11.16.82 - 14.18.102

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 1 . 7 3 . 9 9 . 15 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Collingwood 1 . 1 5 . 6 8 . 10 14 . 18 14 . 18 (102)
Margin FOOT by 6 COLL by 9 FOOT by 11 COLL by 20 COLL by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Rose (Footscray), Neil Mann (Collingwood)
Captains: David Thorpe (Footscray), Wayne Richardson (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Footscray), Len Thompson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
31 Austin, Graeme ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1
27 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Bartlett, Les ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 2
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 5 0 2 2
48 Collins, Dennis ? ? 2 1 12 9 3 3 0 3 1
34 Cook, Graeme ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 0 2
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 28 23 5 17 26 3 4
17 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 0 0 30 28 2 1 0 4 1
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 1 3 20 16 4 3 0 2 4
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 1 3
6 Pagnoccolo, Charles ? ? 2 0 12 10 2 1 0 2 0
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 4 0 0 2
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 1 1 16 15 1 9 1 1 1
14 Round, Barry ? ? 3 2 16 13 3 10 4 1 1
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 0 1 1
9 Sandilands, Laurie ? ? 0 2 13 12 1 3 0 3 0
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 2 0 0 0
16 Thorpe, David (c) ? ? 0 2 23 18 5 1 0 4 2
36 Vesty, Carl ? ? 0 1 7 7 0 1 0 1 1
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 2 0 12 9 3 5 0 4 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 11 16 269 229 40 71 31 34 30

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Bisset, George ? ? 1 0 26 21 5 6 0 2 4
27 Britt, Con ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 2 0 1 0
21 Clifton, Jeff ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
37 Coles, Henry ? ? 1 3 16 15 1 3 0 1 2
19 Cranage, Paul ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Dean, Robert ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 10 0 2 4
7 Delahunty, Mike ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 4 0 1 7
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 6 2 1 1
9 Dunstan, Graeme ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 1 2
34 Gott, Doug ? ? 1 2 21 19 2 12 0 2 1
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 1
14 Jenkin, Graeme ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 3 1 0
6 McKenna, Peter ? ? 4 3 9 9 0 4 0 2 0
8 Oborne, Rod ? ? 2 2 13 11 2 2 0 2 1
3 Price, Barry ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 0 2 1
28 Reichman, Graeme ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 5 0 1 0
18 Richardson, Max ? ? 1 2 26 21 5 6 0 1 2
1 Richardson, Wayne (c) ? ? 3 0 39 35 4 9 0 5 2
24 Salmon, Daryl ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 4 0 2 3
2 Thompson, Len (vc) ? ? 0 2 21 11 10 6 21 3 3
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 14 18 299 242 57 88 30 30 35

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