1977 VFL Round 6: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1977 between Essendon and Footscray during round 6 of the 1977 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with Ron Andrews as vice-captain.
Gary Dempsey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Bill Goggin.
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), R. Andrews (vice-capt.), G. Bell, C. Boyd, T. Cahill, M. Crow, N. Fields, S. Heard, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, R. Newton, K. Roberts, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, R. Shaw, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, B. Walsh, L. Watson, A. Wilson
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), D. Blair, D. Collins, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, I. Hampshire, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, I. Low, I. Morrison, L. Perussich, S. Power, B. Quinlan, B. Reid, L. Sandilands, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler
Essendon (13.11.89) were defeated by Footscray (29.15.189).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Roberts (3), B. Walsh (3), N. Fields (2), P. Vander Haar (2), S. Madden, S. Robins, A. Wilson
Footscray: K. Templeton (5), G. Jennings (4), I. Morrison (4), I. Dunstan (3), J. Edmond (3), R. Huppatz (3), I. Low (3), S. Power (2), G. Dempsey, A. Stoneham
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
19,399
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 1 | 12 | . | 5 | 18 | . | 11 | 29 | . | 15 | 29 | . | 15 | (189) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 44 | FOOT by 100 | FOOT by 100 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Essendon),
Bill Goggin
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Ron Andrews
(Essendon),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Polites,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 28 | Bell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | 246 | 183 | 63 | 56 | 26 | 37 | 46 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blair, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Perussich, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 29 | 15 | 298 | 229 | 69 | 72 | 24 | 46 | 37 | |||