1977 VFL Round 2: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 April 1977 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1977 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Gary Dempsey captained the hosts.
Greg Wells captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Goggin and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), D. Blair, D. Collins, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, I. Hampshire, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, I. Low, I. Morrison, R. Murrie, L. Perussich, S. Power, B. Quinlan, L. Sandilands, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, H. Coles, A. Davis, B. Denny, R. Flower, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, C. Graham, G. Hardeman, G. Hutchison, P. Johnston, P. Keays, C. McKellar, A. Moir, J. Sparks, T. Sullivan, C. Woodman
Footscray (18.8.116) defeated Melbourne (12.23.95).
Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Templeton (5), G. Jennings (3), I. Low (3), B. Quinlan (2), G. Dempsey, I. Dunstan, I. Morrison, L. Perussich, T. Whitten
Melbourne: C. McKellar (3), G. Baker (2), R. Brewer (2), R. Flower (2), H. Coles, A. Moir, C. Woodman
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Monday 11 April 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
18,297
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 7 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 5 | 18 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 8 | (116) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 19 | 12 | . | 23 | 12 | . | 23 | (95) |
| Margin | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 4 | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Goggin
(Footscray),
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray),
Greg Wells
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Polites,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blair, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 15 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 16 | ? | ? |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 23 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? | 19 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 23 | Perussich, Lee | ? | ? | 1 | ? | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 5 | ? | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| Rushed | ? | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 8 | 259 | 209 | 50 | 77 | 16 | 0+ | 0+ | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | ? | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 13 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | ? | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | ? | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 21 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 7 | Denny, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | ? | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 22 | Giampaolo, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 8 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 16 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 10 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 3 | ? | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 16 | ? | ? |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | ? | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 26 | Sparks, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 41 | Woodman, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| Rushed | ? | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 23 | 286 | 210 | 76 | 62 | 16 | 0+ | 0+ | |||