1976 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 3 April 1976 between Footscray and Essendon during round 1 of the 1976 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Laurie Sandilands captained the hosts.
Graham Moss captained the visitors with Ken Fletcher as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Goggin and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Collins, G. Dempsey, I. Dunstan, P. Featherby, J. Gieschen, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, I. Low, A. Lynch, I. Morrison, K. Newland, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Essendon
G. Moss (capt.), K. Fletcher (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, R. Close, M. Crow, R. Ellen, G. Foulds, B. Grinter, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, L. Moloney, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, K. Roberts, S. Robins, B. Walsh, A. Wilson
Footscray (16.16.112) were defeated by Essendon (16.17.113).
Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Templeton (4), R. Huppatz (2), K. Newland (2), R. Abbey, D. Collins, G. Dempsey, I. Dunstan, G. Jennings, I. Low, A. Lynch, B. Quinlan
Essendon: R. Close (4), S. Madden (4), M. Crow (2), B. Walsh (2), R. Amos, R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, G. Moss
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 7th on the ladder and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 3 April 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
25,724
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Essendon | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 17 | (113) |
| Margin | ESSE by 46 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Goggin
(Footscray),
Bill Stephen
(Essendon)
Captains:
Laurie Sandilands
(Footscray),
Graham Moss
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
I. Robinson,
E:
J. Williams
Boundary Umpire:
I. Wheeler
Umpire Replacement:
J. Williams replaced I. Wheeler
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Gieschen, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Lynch, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 16 | 298 | 225 | 73 | 71 | 33 | 46 | 35 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Beaumont, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 4 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 17 | 273 | 236 | 37 | 83 | 18 | 36 | 43 | |||