1974 VFL Elimination Final: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1974 between Collingwood and Footscray in the elimination final of the 1974 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at VFL Park.
Wayne Richardson captained the hosts with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
Laurie Sandilands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Neil Mann and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.
Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, S. Clifford, P. Cranage, M. Delahunty, R. Dunne, G. Dunstan, D. Gott, B. Heard, R. Hyde, P. Manassa, P. McKenna, P. Moore, B. Picken, B. Price, M. Richardson, R. Shaw, G. Shephard, R. Wearmouth
Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Casey, D. Collins, C. Dell, G. Dempsey, A. Gallagher, G. Gingell, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, S. Magee, G. Merrington, I. Morrison, G. Parke, S. Power, B. Quinlan, B. Round, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, P. Welsh
Collingwood (19.10.124) defeated Footscray (6.19.55).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. McKenna (7), B. Heard (2), W. Richardson (2), R. Shaw (2), R. Wearmouth (2), A. Atkinson, D. Gott, B. Picken, G. Shephard
Footscray: R. Huppatz (2), G. Dempsey, S. Magee, G. Parke, L. Sandilands
As a result of this match, Collingwood faced Hawthorn in the first semi final and Footscray were eliminated (finishing 5th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Elimination Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 7 September 1974
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
57,912
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
19.10.124 - 6.19.55
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 10 | (124) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 19 | 6 | . | 19 | (55) |
| Margin | COLL by 17 | COLL by 31 | COLL by 40 | COLL by 69 | COLL by 69 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Bob Rose
(Footscray)
Captains:
Wayne Richardson
(Collingwood),
Laurie Sandilands
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Clifford, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 7 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Cranage, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 6 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Delahunty, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 10 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Dunstan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Gott, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Hyde, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 8 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 7 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Price, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Richardson, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 7 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 7 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Shephard, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 8 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 10 | 340 | 255 | 85 | 98 | 0+ | 30 | 31 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Dell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 11 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 4 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 37 | Gingell, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 8 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 19 | 293 | 217 | 76 | 75 | 0+ | 31 | 33 | |||