1975 VFL Round 7: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1975 between Footscray and Essendon during round 7 of the 1975 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Laurie Sandilands captained the hosts.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Collins, G. Dempsey, I. Dunstan, P. Featherby, G. Gingell, R. Huppatz, S. Magee, M. McMillan, G. Merrington, G. Parke, B. Quinlan, I. Rasmussen, J. Reid, B. Round, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, G. Bell, R. Close, R. Ellen, G. Fitzpatrick, K. Fletcher, G. Foulds, B. Grinter, D. Hartigan, S. Madden, L. Moloney, G. Moss, R. Newton, G. Parkes, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Footscray (8.12.60) were defeated by Essendon (14.17.101).
Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Templeton (4), G. Parke (2), P. Featherby, B. Quinlan
Essendon: A. Noonan (3), A. Wilson (3), R. Close (2), D. Tuddenham (2), R. Amos, G. Fitzpatrick, G. Moss, G. Parkes
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1975
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
26,204
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 41 | ESSE by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Rose
(Footscray),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Laurie Sandilands
(Footscray),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Alan Noonan
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Gingell, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | ? | 3 | 6 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | McMillan, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Rasmussen, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 1 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | 293 | 220 | 73 | 48 | 0+ | 35 | 40 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Bell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Fitzpatrick, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 4 | ? | 5 | 4 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | ? | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 12 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 43 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 3 | ? | 5 | 4 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | 277 | 222 | 55 | 71 | 0+ | 40 | 35 | |||