1978 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1978 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 4 of the 1978 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Greg Wells captained the hosts.
Gary Dempsey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dennis Jones and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Brewer, M. Byrne, H. Coles, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, C. Graham, S. Grambeau, G. Hutchison, P. Johnston, A. Moir, K. Richards, P. Seaton, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, P. Thorne
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), R. Abbey, I. Dunstan, W. Foreman, R. Groenewegen, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, D. Henwood, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, G. Linke, R. Murrie, B. Reid, J. Reid, G. Scanlan, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Melbourne (18.19.127) defeated Footscray (18.12.120).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Brewer (7), H. Coles (2), P. Johnston (2), S. Smith (2), G. Baker, R. Flower, C. Graham, P. Seaton, G. Wells
Footscray: I. Dunstan (4), T. Whitten (4), W. Foreman (2), I. Hampshire (2), K. Templeton (2), R. Groenewegen, D. Hawkins, G. Jennings, A. Stoneham
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Footscray remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 22 April 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
14,865
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 19 | 18 | . | 19 | (127) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | MELB by 34 | MELB by 19 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dennis Jones
(Melbourne),
Don McKenzie
(Footscray)
Captains:
Greg Wells
(Melbourne),
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Fellows,
G. Polites
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 7 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Richards, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Seaton, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Thorne, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 19 | 303 | 231 | 72 | 79 | 19 | 43 | 36 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Henwood, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Linke, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 50 | Scanlan, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 12 | 297 | 222 | 75 | 81 | 30 | 36 | 43 | |||