1978 VFL Round 13: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1978 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 13 of the 1978 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with, in the absence of Ron Andrews, deputy vice-captain Simon Madden as vice-captain.
Len Thompson captained the visitors with, in the absence of Phil Carman, deputy vice-captain Ronnie Wearmouth as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), P. Bennett, N. Besanko, C. Boyd, G. Burdett, M. Crow, T. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, S. Heard, I. Marsh, R. Muir, M. Neagle, R. Newton, W. Primmer, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), R. Wearmouth (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, G. Betts, T. Carroll, W. Gordon, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. McCormack, P. Moore, K. Morris, B. Picken, M. Richardson, W. Richardson, D. Shaw, R. Shaw, C. Stewart, K. Worthington
Essendon (12.26.98) were defeated by Collingwood (14.21.105).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Burdett (3), T. Daniher (3), P. Vander Haar (3), M. Neagle, W. Primmer, S. Robins
Collingwood: P. Moore (5), R. Shaw (4), A. Atkinson (2), T. Carroll, P. Manassa, R. Wearmouth
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Collingwood remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 1 July 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
29,768
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
12.26.98 - 14.21.105
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 26 | 12 | . | 26 | (98) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 21 | 14 | . | 21 | (105) |
| Margin | COLL by 8 | COLL by 38 | COLL by 22 | COLL by 7 | COLL by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Len Thompson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
Ronnie Wearmouth
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
N. Nash,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 4 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 26 | 271 | 214 | 57 | 66 | 21 | 50 | 39 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Atkinson, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Betts, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Carroll, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Shaw, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Thompson, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 21 | 231 | 178 | 53 | 47 | 29 | 39 | 50 | |||