1978 VFL Round 2: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 8 April 1978 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 2 of the 1978 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
Len Thompson captained the hosts with Phil Carman as vice-captain.
Ken Fletcher captained the visitors with Ron Andrews as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.
Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), P. Carman (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, R. Barham, M. Batt, S. Clifford, W. Gordon, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. Moore, R. Oborne, B. Picken, M. Richardson, W. Richardson, R. Shaw, C. Stewart, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), R. Andrews (vice-capt.), C. Boyd, G. Burdett, T. Cahill, R. Close, M. Crow, A. Davis, G. Foulds, B. Jones, S. Madden, I. Marsh, M. Neagle, W. Primmer, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, R. Shaw, M. Sheldon, S. Taubert, T. Watson
Collingwood (22.23.155) defeated Essendon (12.16.88).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Oborne (4), C. Stewart (4), P. Moore (3), R. Shaw (3), R. Kink (2), A. Atkinson, R. Barham, S. Clifford, S. Magro, P. Manassa, R. Wearmouth
Essendon: S. Madden (4), S. Robins (2), T. Watson (2), R. Close, K. Fletcher, W. Primmer, M. Sheldon
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 8 April 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
34,665
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Essendon
Score:
22.23.155 - 12.16.88
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 15 | 22 | . | 23 | 22 | . | 23 | (155) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Margin | COLL by 12 | COLL by 52 | COLL by 36 | COLL by 67 | COLL by 67 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Phil Carman
(Collingwood),
Ron Andrews
(Essendon)
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Batt, Murrie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Carman, Phil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | Clifford, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Thompson, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 23 | 297 | 209 | 88 | 70 | 15 | 37 | 48 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Jones, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sheldon, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 16 | 307 | 209 | 98 | 58 | 29 | 48 | 37 | |||