1978 VFL Round 16: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1978 between Essendon and Footscray during round 16 of the 1978 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at VFL Park.
Ken Fletcher captained the hosts with, in the absence of Ron Andrews, deputy vice-captain Simon Madden as vice-captain.
Gary Dempsey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), S. Madden (vice-capt.), P. Bennett, N. Besanko, G. Burdett, T. Cahill, M. Crow, T. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, S. Heard, I. Marsh, M. Neagle, W. Primmer, M. Redenbach, D. Scanlon, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, L. Watson
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), R. Abbey, J. Dinatale, I. Dunstan, W. Foreman, R. Groenewegen, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, I. Low, I. Morrison, R. Murrie, S. Power, J. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Essendon (13.8.86) were defeated by Footscray (15.17.107).
Goalkickers
Essendon: W. Primmer (4), G. Burdett (2), T. Daniher (2), A. Davis (2), P. Vander Haar (2), S. Madden
Footscray: W. Foreman (3), R. Groenewegen (3), I. Dunstan (2), R. Murrie (2), T. Whitten (2), J. Dinatale, J. Reid, K. Templeton
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 22 July 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
30,200
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Margin | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Don McKenzie
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Morgan,
N. Nash
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | Hawker, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 3 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Redenbach, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 8 | 295 | 215 | 80 | 77 | 25 | 44 | 51 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Dinatale, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 42 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 17 | 364 | 244 | 120 | 58 | 24 | 51 | 44 | |||