1978 VFL Round 8: Footscray v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1978 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 8 of the 1978 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval.
Gary Dempsey captained the hosts.
Len Thompson captained the visitors with Phil Carman as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Don McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), R. Abbey, P. Bradmore, G. Brown, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, W. Foreman, W. Fox, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, I. Low, R. Murrie, B. Reid, J. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), P. Carman (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, R. Barham, S. Bond, W. Gordon, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. McCormack, C. Perry, B. Picken, M. Richardson, W. Richardson, L. Sandilands, R. Shaw, C. Stewart, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington
Footscray (14.5.89) were defeated by Collingwood (14.9.93).
Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Templeton (5), W. Foreman (3), G. Dempsey (2), G. Jennings (2), G. Brown, B. Reid
Collingwood: L. Sandilands (3), P. Carman (2), R. Shaw (2), C. Stewart (2), S. Bond, R. Kink, M. Richardson, L. Thompson, R. Wearmouth
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
19,096
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
14.5.89 - 14.9.93
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 7 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 5 | (89) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 9 | (93) |
| Margin | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 35 | FOOT by 34 | COLL by 4 | COLL by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Don McKenzie
(Footscray),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray),
Len Thompson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Phil Carman
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
G. Polites
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Bradmore, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Brown, George | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Fox, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 5 | 227 | 172 | 55 | 42 | 27 | 45 | 51 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Carman, Phil (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Perry, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Sandilands, Laurie | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Thompson, Len (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 9 | 262 | 205 | 57 | 46 | 18 | 51 | 48 | |||