1975 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 5 April 1975 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 1 of the 1975 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, R. Brewer, D. Clark, W. Delmenico, C. Ditterich, A. Dullard, R. Flower, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, G. Guy, G. Hardeman, P. Hurst, P. Keenan, M. Lyons, G. Osborne, K. Smith, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells

Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Casey, C. Dell, G. Dempsey, P. Featherby, A. Gallagher, R. Huppatz, I. Low, G. Merrington, I. Morrison, G. Parke, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Rasmussen, B. Round, N. Sachse, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, P. Welsh

Melbourne (17.9.111) defeated Footscray (15.10.100).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: M. Lyons (4), G. Wells (4), S. Alves (2), G. Baker, R. Brewer, D. Clark, C. Ditterich, R. Flower, P. Hurst, K. Smith
Footscray: L. Sandilands (5), G. Parke (3), R. Huppatz (2), I. Low (2), R. Abbey, A. Gallagher, N. Sachse

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 5 April 1975
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 23,422

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 17.9.111 - 15.10.100

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 5 . 0 9 . 3 13 . 7 17 . 9 17 . 9 (111)
Footscray 4 . 1 9 . 6 11 . 8 15 . 10 15 . 10 (100)
Margin MELB by 5 FOOT by 3 MELB by 11 MELB by 11 MELB by 11
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) ? ? 2 2 26 20 6 5 ? 2 2
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 2 ? 5 7
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 1 2 11 8 3 1 ? 1 2
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 1 0 7 5 2 1 ? 0 1
24 Delmenico, Wayne ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 ? 2 0
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 1 0 18 14 4 5 ? 4 2
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 2 12 7 5 5 ? 0 1
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 1 0 20 19 1 3 ? 2 2
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 4 ? 2 1
22 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 ? 0 1
26 Guy, Gary ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 3 ? 4 2
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 0 ? 1 2
20 Hurst, Paul ? ? 1 0 14 9 5 3 ? 1 7
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 7 ? 2 1
12 Lyons, Marty ? ? 4 0 13 11 2 4 ? 0 2
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 0 ? 1 1
32 Smith, Kim ? ? 1 1 4 2 2 2 ? 0 0
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 ? 0 0
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 ? 3 1
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 4 1 27 22 5 4 ? 2 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 17 9 285 219 66 54 0+ 32 38

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 1 0 20 16 4 5 ? 1 1
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 0 ? 1 1
12 Dell, Colin ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 ? 2 0
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 7 ? 2 4
5 Featherby, Peter ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 2 ? 3 1
17 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 1 0 30 26 4 5 ? 3 3
7 Huppatz, Ray ? ? 2 3 20 17 3 3 ? 2 3
28 Low, Ian ? ? 2 3 25 19 6 3 ? 3 1
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 ? 1 0
8 Morrison, Ian ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 ? 0 1
1 Parke, Greg ? ? 3 2 13 9 4 3 ? 5 2
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 5 ? 3 1
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 ? 0 1
11 Rasmussen, Ivan ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 ? 1 0
14 Round, Barry ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 4 ? 2 2
6 Sachse, Neil ? ? 1 0 14 9 5 3 ? 0 4
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 ? 5 1
9 Sandilands, Laurie (c) ? ? 5 0 11 11 0 5 ? 1 3
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 1 21 14 7 3 ? 3 1
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 6 ? 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 10 286 233 53 60 0+ 38 32

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