1978 VFL Round 5: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1978 between Footscray and Essendon during round 5 of the 1978 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Gary Dempsey captained the hosts.
Ken Fletcher captained the visitors with Ron Andrews as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Don McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), R. Abbey, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, W. Foreman, R. Groenewegen, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, I. Morrison, L. Perussich, J. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, A. Tantsis, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten, B. Wilson
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), R. Andrews (vice-capt.), P. Bennett, C. Boyd, G. Burdett, T. Cahill, M. Crow, T. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, S. Heard, B. Jones, S. Madden, I. Marsh, R. Muir, M. Neagle, W. Primmer, M. Sheldon, S. Taubert, T. Watson
Footscray (15.20.110) defeated Essendon (13.15.93).
Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Templeton (4), G. Dempsey (2), I. Morrison (2), L. Perussich (2), T. Whitten (2), I. Dunstan, A. Stoneham, B. Wilson
Essendon: G. Burdett (3), T. Cahill (3), S. Madden (3), T. Daniher (2), P. Bennett, B. Jones
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 29 April 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,328
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 20 | 15 | . | 20 | (110) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Margin | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 17 | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Don McKenzie
(Footscray),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Captains:
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Ron Andrews
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
R. Sawers
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 42 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Perussich, Lee | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 48 | Tantsis, Angelo | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 20 | 295 | 224 | 71 | 56 | 20 | 44 | 47 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Jones, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Sheldon, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 15 | 301 | 216 | 85 | 69 | 22 | 47 | 44 | |||