1973 VFL Round 14: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1973 between Essendon and Footscray during round 14 of the 1973 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at VFL Park.
In the absence of Des Tuddenham, vice-captain John Williams captained the hosts with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
David Thorpe captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.
Essendon
J. Williams (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Amos, J. Cassin, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gross, W. Headlam, P. Hickmott, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, G. Moss, G. Parkes, G. Perry, K. Roberts, R. Smith, A. Wilson, R. Wright
Footscray
D. Thorpe (capt.), R. Abbey, C. Boyd, G. Casey, D. Collins, C. Dell, G. Dempsey, A. Gallagher, J. Keast, S. Magee, G. Merrington, I. Morrison, C. Pagnoccolo, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Rasmussen, R. Rose, I. Salmon, P. Welsh, T. Wilkins
Essendon (21.6.132) defeated Footscray (13.19.97).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Noonan (4), G. Perry (4), A. Wilson (4), N. Fields (3), K. Roberts (2), R. Amos, J. Cassin, P. Hickmott, R. Smith
Footscray: I. Morrison (3), A. Gallagher (2), B. Quinlan (2), D. Thorpe (2), D. Collins, J. Keast, S. Power, I. Rasmussen
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 7 July 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
12,373
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 11 | . | 1 | 16 | . | 3 | 21 | . | 6 | 21 | . | 6 | (132) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 19 | 13 | . | 19 | (97) |
| Margin | FOOT by 9 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Bob Rose
(Footscray)
Captains:
John Williams
(Essendon),
David Thorpe
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Alan Noonan
(Essendon),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (avc) | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Williams, John (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 55 | Wright, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 6 | 285 | 232 | 53 | 65 | 36 | 36 | 37 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Dell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Keast, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Pagnoccolo, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Rasmussen, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Rose, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Thorpe, David (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 38 | Wilkins, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 19 | 302 | 251 | 51 | 76 | 14 | 37 | 36 | |||