1974 VFL Round 16: Footscray v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1974 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 16 of the 1974 VFL season. Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval. Laurie Sandilands captained the hosts. Peter Crimmins captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Collins, M. Cross, C. Dell, G. Dempsey, G. Gingell, R. Huppatz, G. Merrington, I. Morrison, G. Parke, S. Power, I. Robertson, B. Round, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Whitten, T. Wilkins

Hawthorn
Back: B. Douge, K. Moore, R. Beattie
Half-back: B. Jaworskyj, K. Heath, P. Knights
Centre: D. Meagher, K. Matthews, G. Ablett
Half-forward: L. Rice, J. Hendrie, D. Parkin
Forward: A. Martello, C. Grummisch, L. Matthews
Follower: D. Scott, M. Tuck, P. Crimmins (capt.)
Sub.: A. Goad, L. Hawken

Footscray (8.12.60) were defeated by Hawthorn (12.9.81).

Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Parke (2), D. Collins, G. Dempsey, G. Gingell, R. Huppatz, B. Round, L. Sandilands
Hawthorn: C. Grummisch (3), L. Matthews (3), P. Crimmins, J. Hendrie, D. Meagher, D. Parkin, D. Scott, M. Tuck

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 6th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Footscray v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 20 July 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 15,299

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Hawthorn
Score: 8.12.60 - 12.9.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 2 3 . 6 6 . 10 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Hawthorn 4 . 1 5 . 4 9 . 5 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Margin HWTH by 11 HWTH by 10 HWTH by 13 HWTH by 21 HWTH by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Rose (Footscray), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Captains: Laurie Sandilands (Footscray), Peter Crimmins (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 3 ? 2 1
22 Collins, Dennis ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 1 ? 1 0
46 Cross, Mark ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 ? 0 0
12 Dell, Colin ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 ? 2 2
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 1 0 18 13 5 8 ? 4 3
37 Gingell, Glenn ? ? 1 2 20 15 5 3 ? 1 2
7 Huppatz, Ray ? ? 1 1 21 19 2 0 ? 4 4
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 1 ? 2 1
39 Morrison, Ian ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 3 ? 3 0
1 Parke, Greg ? ? 2 3 13 11 2 6 ? 2 4
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 0 ? 4 0
24 Robertson, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 1 ? 1 2
14 Round, Barry ? ? 1 0 20 17 3 8 ? 6 0
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 6 ? 3 2
9 Sandilands, Laurie (c) ? ? 1 4 12 10 2 7 ? 1 0
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 1 23 15 8 1 ? 6 4
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 4 ? 2 2
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 3 ? 1 2
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 ? 0 0
38 Wilkins, Terry ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 ? 4 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 8 12 295 217 78 59 0+ 49 31

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Ablett, Geoff WR ? 0 1 18 12 6 2 ? 1 4
28 Beattie, Ron BPR ? 0 0 11 9 2 5 ? 1 1
5 Crimmins, Peter (c) RO ? 1 0 23 16 7 3 ? 3 4
11 Douge, Brian BPL ? 0 0 11 10 1 0 ? 0 2
19 Goad, Alan SUB↑ ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 1
7 Grummisch, Charlie FF ? 3 4 12 11 1 7 ? 1 1
18 Hawken, Les SUB ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
8 Heath, Kevin CHB ? 0 0 17 14 3 10 ? 0 0
25 Hendrie, John CHF ? 1 0 17 12 5 6 ? 3 1
1 Jaworskyj, Bohdan HBFL ? 0 0 15 13 2 4 ? 0 3
24 Knights, Peter HBFR ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 ? 1 3
14 Martello, Alan FPL ? 0 0 12 12 0 1 ? 4 5
4 Matthews, Kelvin C↓ ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 ? 1 4
3 Matthews, Leigh FPR ? 3 0 26 24 2 5 ? 3 5
30 Meagher, Des WL ? 1 1 13 12 1 3 ? 1 1
15 Moore, Kelvin FB ? 0 0 8 6 2 4 ? 0 1
27 Parkin, David HFFR ? 1 0 15 9 6 3 ? 2 1
13 Rice, Leon HFFL ? 0 1 10 9 1 3 ? 1 1
23 Scott, Don RU ? 1 1 16 11 5 2 ? 6 10
17 Tuck, Michael RR ? 1 0 19 15 4 3 ? 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 9 268 216 52 66 0+ 30 49

A. Goad replaced K. Matthews during the fourth quarter.

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

Player Line-Up

Footscray Coach: Bob Rose
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
11 B. Douge 15 K. Moore 28 R. Beattie













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



1 B. Jaworskyj 8 K. Heath 24 P. Knights













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



30 D. Meagher 4 K. Matthews 2 G. Ablett









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 D. Scott 19 A. Goad
HALF-FORWARD 17 M. Tuck 18 L. Hawken
13 L. Rice 25 J. Hendrie 27 D. Parkin 5 P. Crimmins (c)











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



14 A. Martello 7 C. Grummisch 3 L. Matthews













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy