1977 VFL Round 3: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1977 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 3 of the 1977 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
Max Richardson captained the hosts with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
In the absence of Ken Fletcher, vice-captain Ron Andrews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Collingwood
M. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, A. Atkinson, M. Batt, G. Betts, S. Bond, P. Carman, I. Cooper, J. Dellamarta, R. Dunne, W. Gordon, R. Hyde, A. Ireland, P. McCormack, B. Picken, W. Richardson, R. Shaw, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
Essendon
R. Andrews (capt.), G. Bell, B. Berry, C. Boyd, G. Burdett, T. Cahill, N. Clarke, M. Crow, R. Ellen, N. Fields, G. Foulds, S. Madden, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, M. Neagle, K. Roberts, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, R. Shaw, A. Wilson
Collingwood (24.22.166) defeated Essendon (16.19.115).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Anderson (8), R. Dunne (4), M. Batt (2), P. McCormack (2), M. Richardson (2), L. Thompson (2), A. Atkinson, P. Carman, W. Richardson, R. Shaw
Essendon: T. Cahill (3), K. Roberts (3), S. Madden (2), M. Neagle (2), R. Andrews, B. Berry, R. Ellen, N. Fields, G. Foulds, S. Robins
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 16 April 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
26,727
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Essendon
Score:
24.22.166 - 16.19.115
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 12 | 24 | . | 22 | 24 | . | 22 | (166) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 18 | 16 | . | 19 | 16 | . | 19 | (115) |
| Margin | COLL by 5 | COLL by 58 | COLL by 18 | COLL by 51 | COLL by 51 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood),
Bill Stephen
(Essendon)
Captains:
Max Richardson
(Collingwood),
Ron Andrews
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Polites,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Anderson, Graeme | ? | ? | 8 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Batt, Murrie | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Betts, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Carman, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Cooper, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Dellamarta, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Hyde, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Richardson, Max (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 22 | 290 | 203 | 87 | 64 | 23 | 26 | 27 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Bell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Berry, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 19 | 271 | 188 | 83 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 25 | |||