1976 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 10 April 1976 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 2 of the 1976 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 Bill Goggin.
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, D. Campbell, N. Chamberlain, H. Coles, A. Davis, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, P. Goss, S. Grambeau, G. Hardeman, P. Keays, M. Lyons, C. McKellar, R. Smith, S. Smith, G. Wells, T. Wilkins
Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Collins, G. Dempsey, I. Dunstan, P. Featherby, J. Gieschen, G. Gingell, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, I. Low, I. Morrison, K. Newland, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler
Melbourne (16.9.105) were defeated by Footscray (23.15.153).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Smith (4), N. Chamberlain (3), H. Coles (2), R. Flower (2), S. Grambeau (2), A. Davis, S. Fitzsimmons, P. Goss
Footscray: K. Templeton (6), I. Low (4), I. Morrison (3), K. Newland (3), G. Jennings (2), B. Quinlan (2), R. Abbey, R. Huppatz, T. Wheeler
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 10 April 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
26,707
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 4 | 19 | . | 11 | 23 | . | 15 | 23 | . | 15 | (153) |
| Margin | MELB by 6 | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 40 | FOOT by 48 | FOOT by 48 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne),
Bill Goggin
(Footscray)
Captains:
Stan Alves
(Melbourne),
Laurie Sandilands
(Footscray)
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Campbell, Des | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Chamberlain, Neil | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | ? | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 5 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 2 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 31 | Goss, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Lyons, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 12 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilkins, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 9 | 275 | 200 | 75 | 64 | 0+ | 34 | 37 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 0 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 27 | Gieschen, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Gingell, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 15 | 320 | 227 | 93 | 68 | 35 | 37 | 33 | |||