1975 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1975 between Essendon and Footscray during round 18 of the 1975 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
In the absence of Des Tuddenham, vice-captain Alan Noonan captained the hosts with Graham Moss as vice-captain.
Laurie Sandilands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.
Essendon
A. Noonan (capt.), G. Moss (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, M. Boyse, R. Close, R. Ellen, K. Fletcher, B. Grinter, S. Madden, P. McDonald, L. Moloney, R. Newton, G. Parkes, R. Shaw, B. Walsh, L. Watson, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Collins, C. Dell, G. Dempsey, P. Featherby, A. Gallagher, J. Gieschen, G. Gingell, I. Low, S. Magee, G. Merrington, R. Murrie, G. Parke, L. Perussich, S. Power, B. Quinlan, B. Round, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Essendon (11.17.83) were defeated by Footscray (19.13.127).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Newton (3), B. Walsh (2), A. Wilson (2), R. Close, S. Madden, A. Noonan, G. Parkes
Footscray: B. Quinlan (6), L. Sandilands (5), G. Parke (3), S. Magee (2), R. Abbey, D. Collins, G. Gingell
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 2 August 1975
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,227
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 13 | 19 | . | 13 | (127) |
| Margin | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 34 | FOOT by 44 | FOOT by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Bob Rose
(Footscray)
Captains:
Alan Noonan
(Essendon),
Laurie Sandilands
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Graham Moss
(Essendon),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
N. Nash
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Beaumont, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 56 | McDonald, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 47 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 17 | 264 | 217 | 47 | 66 | 6 | 51 | 38 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Dell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 27 | Gieschen, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Gingell, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 37 | Perussich, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 13 | 289 | 238 | 51 | 81 | 36 | 38 | 51 | |||