1977 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 2 April 1977 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 1 of the 1977 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Max Richardson captained the hosts with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
Gary Dempsey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.
Collingwood
M. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, M. Batt, G. Betts, S. Bond, P. Carman, I. Cooper, R. Dunne, K. Foley, K. Grose, R. Hyde, A. Ireland, P. McCormack, B. Picken, W. Richardson, R. Shaw, D. Tuddenham, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), D. Blair, D. Collins, C. Dell, I. Dunstan, I. Hampshire, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, I. Low, I. Morrison, P. Munro, L. Perussich, B. Quinlan, L. Sandilands, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Collingwood (19.16.130) defeated Footscray (18.11.119).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Shaw (4), P. Carman (3), R. Dunne (3), W. Richardson (3), M. Richardson (2), D. Tuddenham (2), A. Ireland, P. McCormack
Footscray: K. Templeton (6), G. Jennings (2), I. Low (2), I. Morrison (2), L. Sandilands (2), I. Dunstan, B. Quinlan, A. Stoneham, T. Whitten
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 6th on the ladder and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 2 April 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
27,815
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
19.16.130 - 18.11.119
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 16 | 19 | . | 16 | (130) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 5 | 18 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 11 | (119) |
| Margin | COLL by 17 | COLL by 17 | COLL by 42 | COLL by 11 | COLL by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood),
Bill Goggin
(Footscray)
Captains:
Max Richardson
(Collingwood),
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
N. Nash
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Batt, Murrie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Betts, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Carman, Phil | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Cooper, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | Foley, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Grose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Hyde, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Richardson, Max (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Tuddenham, Des | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 16 | 251 | 195 | 56 | 62 | 25 | 39 | 43 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blair, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Dell, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 6 | 4 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Munro, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Perussich, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 11 | 278 | 213 | 65 | 68 | 37 | 43 | 39 | |||