1973 VFL Round 4: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1973 between Footscray and Essendon during round 4 of the 1973 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
David Thorpe captained the hosts.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with John Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Footscray
D. Thorpe (capt.), G. Austin, L. Bartlett, G. Casey, D. Collins, C. Dell, G. Dempsey, H. Frei, A. Gallagher, G. Gingell, R. Jacks, S. Magee, G. Merrington, S. Power, B. Quinlan, B. Round, I. Salmon, L. Sandilands, P. Welsh, T. Wilkins
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), R. Close, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, R. Ellen, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gross, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, G. Moss, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, K. Roberts, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson, R. Wright
Footscray (8.19.67) were defeated by Essendon (17.13.115).
Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Merrington (2), D. Collins, A. Gallagher, R. Jacks, B. Quinlan, B. Round, P. Welsh
Essendon: P. Wellington (5), K. Roberts (4), N. Fields (2), A. Noonan (2), G. Perry (2), G. Moss, A. Wilson
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
25,314
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 19 | 8 | . | 19 | (67) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Margin | FOOT by 11 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 48 | ESSE by 48 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Rose
(Footscray),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
David Thorpe
(Footscray),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
John Williams
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Austin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Bartlett, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 48 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Dell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 3 |
| 40 | Frei, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Gingell, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Jacks, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 38 | Wilkins, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 19 | 261 | 225 | 36 | 57 | 28 | 70 | 49 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 55 | Wright, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 13 | 260 | 222 | 38 | 73 | 24 | 49 | 70 | |||