1979 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 7 April 1979 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 1 of the 1979 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Carl Ditterich captained the hosts.
Geoff Jennings captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Carl Ditterich and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.
Melbourne
C. Ditterich (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, P. Carman, H. Coles, G. Elliott, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, S. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, G. Healy, T. Martyn, A. Moir, K. Roberts, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells, M. Wingate
Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), N. Bristow, G. Cowton, I. Dunstan, M. Egan, W. Foreman, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, S. Hoffman, S. Loveless, I. Low, I. Morrison, R. Murrie, J. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, N. Tivendale, T. Whitten, B. Wilson
Melbourne (18.17.125) defeated Footscray (16.17.113).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Baker (3), S. Fitzsimmons (3), R. Flower (2), G. Gaunt (2), A. Moir (2), G. Wells (2), P. Carman, H. Coles, C. Ditterich, G. Elliott
Footscray: K. Templeton (5), I. Morrison (3), A. Stoneham (3), I. Dunstan, W. Foreman, I. Hampshire, T. Whitten, B. Wilson
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 7 April 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
24,133
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 7 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 17 | (125) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 17 | (113) |
| Margin | MELB by 16 | MELB by 26 | FOOT by 3 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Don McKenzie
(Footscray)
Captains:
Carl Ditterich
(Melbourne),
Geoff Jennings
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller,
K. Norris
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Carman, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Martyn, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 17 | 294 | 207 | 87 | 80 | 29 | 40 | 34 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bristow, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 42 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Loveless, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Tivendale, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Wilson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 17 | 291 | 217 | 74 | 56 | 25 | 34 | 40 | |||