1975 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1975 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1975 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 11-0-11, P%: 94.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey, Ross | #30 | 21 | 19 | R01-13, R15-22 |
| Bartlett, Les | #20 | 2 | 0 | R21-22 |
| Casey, Gordon | #10 | 10 | 0 | R01-03, R10-16 |
| Collins, Dennis | #15 | 19 | 22 | R03-05, R07-22 |
| Dell, Colin | #12 | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R09-22 |
| Dempsey, Gary | #24 | 21 | 10 | R01-13, R15-22 |
| Dunstan, Ian | #32 | 16 | 9 | R04-17, R21-22 |
| Featherby, Peter | #5 | 22 | 6 | R01-22 |
| Gallagher, Adrian | #17 | 16 | 12 | R01-04, R11-22 |
| Gallagher, Ross | #49 | 3 | 0 | R20-22 |
| Gieschen, Jeff | #27 | 6 | 0 | R13-14, R17-19, R21 |
| Gingell, Glenn | #13 | 8 | 3 | R07-08, R12, R18-22 |
| Huppatz, Ray | #7 | 10 | 13 | R01-09, R14 |
| Jennings, Geoff | #25 | 7 | 1 | R02-05, R08-10 |
| Low, Ian | #28 | 10 | 8 | R01-06, R09-10, R18-19 |
| Magee, Stuart | #23 | 12 | 6 | R05-08, R15-22 |
| McMillan, Marty | #16 | 5 | 0 | R02-04, R06-07 |
| Merrington, Gary | #19 | 17 | 2 | R01-11, R14-19 |
| Morrison, Ian | #8 | 14 | 3 | R01, R04-06, R08-17 |
| Murrie, Richard | #26 | 6 | 1 | R09-10, R17-20 |
| Parke, Greg | #1 | 14 | 21 | R01-07, R12-16, R18-19 |
| Perussich, Lee | #37 | 13 | 5 | R09-16, R18-22 |
| Power, Stephen | #21 | 21 | 1 | R01-06, R08-22 |
| Quinlan, Bernie | #2 | 22 | 36 | R01-22 |
| Rasmussen, Ivan | #11 | 12 | 9 | R01-03, R05-08, R11, R17, R20-22 |
| Reid, John | #33 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Round, Barry | #14 | 20 | 5 | R01-14, R16, R18-22 |
| Sachse, Neil | #6 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Salmon, Ian | #18 | 11 | 0 | R01, R08-17 |
| Sandilands, Laurie | #9 | 19 | 47 | R01-19 |
| Simmons, Grant | #29 | 2 | 0 | R20, R22 |
| Stoneham, Alan | #3 | 17 | 2 | R01, R03-08, R11-17, R20-22 |
| Templeton, Kelvin | #31 | 14 | 29 | R04-15, R17, R20 |
| Welsh, Peter | #4 | 3 | 1 | R01-03 |
| Wheeler, Terry | #35 | 19 | 3 | R04-22 |
| Whitten, Ted | #22 | 9 | 9 | R02-03, R06-07, R18-22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose, Bob | 22 | 11 | -0- | 11 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/1975 | Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 11 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 12/04/1975 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 33 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 19/04/1975 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 8 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 26/04/1975 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 66 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 03/05/1975 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 11 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 10/05/1975 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 53 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 17/05/1975 | Round 7 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 41 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 24/05/1975 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 11 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 31/05/1975 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 76 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 07/06/1975 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 2 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 16/06/1975 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 12 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 21/06/1975 | Round 12 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 39 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 28/06/1975 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 13 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 05/07/1975 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 38 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 12/07/1975 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 44 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 19/07/1975 | Round 16 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 7 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 26/07/1975 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 49 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 02/08/1975 | Round 18 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 44 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 09/08/1975 | Round 19 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 68 | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands |
| 16/08/1975 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 2 | Bob Rose | unknown |
| 23/08/1975 | Round 21 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 40 | Bob Rose | unknown |
| 30/08/1975 | Round 22 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 44 | Bob Rose | unknown |