1974 VFL Round 20: Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1974 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 20 of the 1974 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG. Stan Alves captained the hosts. Laurie Sandilands captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, B. Barham, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, N. Chamberlain, C. Ditterich, A. Dullard, R. Flower, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, N. McMullin, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, M. Owens, G. Scott, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells

Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Austin, G. Casey, D. Collins, C. Dell, G. Dempsey, A. Gallagher, G. Gingell, R. Huppatz, S. Magee, G. Merrington, I. Morrison, G. Parke, S. Power, B. Quinlan, B. Round, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, P. Welsh

Melbourne (10.15.75) were defeated by Footscray (23.21.159).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Brewer (2), G. Scott (2), S. Alves, B. Barham, R. Biffin, N. Chamberlain, C. Ditterich, R. Flower
Footscray: P. Welsh (5), G. Parke (4), B. Quinlan (4), R. Huppatz (3), L. Sandilands (3), D. Collins (2), A. Gallagher (2)

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 17 August 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 17,951

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Footscray
Score: 10.15.75 - 23.21.159

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 1 3 . 6 7 . 11 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Footscray 6 . 7 11 . 10 15 . 18 23 . 21 23 . 21 (159)
Margin FOOT by 36 FOOT by 52 FOOT by 55 FOOT by 84 FOOT by 84
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Skilton (Melbourne), Bob Rose (Footscray)
Captains: Stan Alves (Melbourne), Laurie Sandilands (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Lyons

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 1 3 22 16 6 6 ? 2 1
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 1 16 11 5 6 ? 5 3
31 Barham, Billy ? ? 1 0 23 19 4 4 ? 4 3
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 1 1 13 11 2 1 ? 2 0
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 2 2 16 11 5 8 ? 1 2
14 Chamberlain, Neil ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 5 ? 3 4
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 1 0 9 8 1 5 ? 1 3
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 ? 0 3
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 1 1 13 8 5 3 ? 1 2
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 4 ? 3 0
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 ? 0 0
9 Kerley, Stephen ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 ? 0 0
40 McMullin, Neil ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 0 ? 1 0
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 0 0 20 10 10 6 ? 2 2
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 3 9 7 2 2 ? 0 3
34 Owens, Mal ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 ? 1 2
26 Scott, Graham ? ? 2 2 13 9 4 3 ? 0 1
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 ? 1 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 4 ? 1 3
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 2 ? 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 15 258 192 66 67 0+ 30 34

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 5 ? 0 0
6 Austin, Graeme ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 ? 0 0
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 4 ? 0 0
22 Collins, Dennis ? ? 2 1 17 10 7 5 ? 3 2
12 Dell, Colin ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 ? 1 0
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 9 ? 3 3
17 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 2 2 36 31 5 10 ? 5 0
37 Gingell, Glenn ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 1
7 Huppatz, Ray ? ? 3 1 24 21 3 4 ? 3 6
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 3 27 19 8 7 ? 2 2
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 ? 1 1
39 Morrison, Ian ? ? 0 1 21 12 9 3 ? 2 1
1 Parke, Greg ? ? 4 2 24 22 2 13 ? 4 0
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 1 21 18 3 8 ? 2 1
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 4 2 21 15 6 5 ? 1 1
14 Round, Barry ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 4 ? 2 2
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 4 ? 0 1
9 Sandilands, Laurie (c) ? ? 3 3 15 11 4 8 ? 1 3
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 2 27 18 9 5 ? 2 4
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 5 1 17 10 7 5 ? 3 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 23 21 350 249 101 106 0+ 35 30

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