1978 VFL Round 19: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1978 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 19 of the 1978 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Len Thompson captained the hosts with Phil Carman as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.
Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), P. Carman (vice-capt.), R. Barham, R. Byrne, L. Carlson, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. McCormack, P. Moore, K. Morris, C. Perry, B. Picken, M. Richardson, D. Shaw, T. Shaw, R. Wearmouth, G. Whitcroft, K. Worthington
Footscray
R. Abbey, G. Brown, J. Dinatale, I. Dunstan, R. Groenewegen, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, I. Morrison, S. Power, J. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, N. Tivendale, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten, B. Wilson
Collingwood (11.16.82) defeated Footscray (10.6.66).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Barham, L. Carlson, P. Carman, K. Morris, B. Picken, M. Richardson, T. Shaw, L. Thompson, R. Wearmouth, G. Whitcroft, K. Worthington
Footscray: I. Morrison (3), K. Templeton (3), G. Brown, R. Groenewegen, A. Smedts, P. Welsh
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
24,071
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
11.16.82 - 10.6.66
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | (66) |
| Margin | COLL by 33 | COLL by 6 | COLL by 1 | COLL by 16 | COLL by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood),
Don McKenzie
(Footscray)
Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Phil Carman
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Cameron,
J. Chapman
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Carlson, Leigh | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Carman, Phil (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Perry, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Shaw, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Shaw, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Thompson, Len (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 37 | Whitcroft, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | 286 | 192 | 94 | 69 | 28 | 42 | 44 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Brown, George | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Dinatale, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 43 | Tivendale, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 40 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 6 | 323 | 221 | 102 | 71 | 21 | 44 | 42 | |||