1977 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1977 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 15 of the 1977 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with Ron Andrews as vice-captain.
Max Richardson captained the visitors with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), R. Andrews (vice-capt.), C. Boyd, N. Clarke, R. Close, M. Crow, P. Early, G. Foulds, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, R. Muir, M. Neagle, W. Primmer, K. Roberts, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, B. Walsh, T. Watson
Collingwood
M. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, R. Barham, M. Batt, P. Carman, I. Cooper, R. Dunne, W. Gordon, R. Hyde, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. Moore, B. Picken, W. Richardson, R. Wearmouth, T. Wight, J. Wise, K. Worthington
Essendon (14.19.103) were defeated by Collingwood (17.12.114).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Andrews (4), K. Fletcher (3), P. Vander Haar (3), N. Clarke, M. Crow, S. Madden, B. Walsh
Collingwood: P. Carman (4), R. Kink (4), S. Magro (2), P. Moore (2), M. Richardson (2), G. Anderson, P. Manassa, R. Wearmouth
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 9 July 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
27,042
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
14.19.103 - 17.12.114
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 19 | 14 | . | 19 | (103) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 12 | (114) |
| Margin | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 1 | COLL by 2 | COLL by 11 | COLL by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Essendon),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Max Richardson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Ron Andrews
(Essendon),
Len Thompson
(Collingwood)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Clarke, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Early, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 4 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 19 | 275 | 226 | 49 | 70 | 39 | 54 | 35 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Anderson, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Batt, Murrie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Carman, Phil | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Cooper, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 38 | Hyde, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Richardson, Max (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Wight, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Wise, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 12 | 248 | 184 | 64 | 55 | 19 | 35 | 54 | |||