1979 VFL Round 4: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1979 between Footscray and Essendon during round 4 of the 1979 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Geoff Jennings captained the hosts.
In the absence of Ken Fletcher, vice-captain Simon Madden captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Don McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.
Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), N. Bristow, G. Cowton, I. Dunstan, M. Egan, W. Foreman, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, I. Low, I. Morrison, R. Murrie, R. Peers, S. Power, J. Reid, A. Smedts, K. Templeton, N. Tivendale, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten, M. Williams
Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), C. Barbary, P. Bennett, N. Besanko, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, S. Heard, P. Keenan, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, R. Merrett, M. Neagle, A. Reid, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, R. Shaw, T. Watson
Footscray (20.8.128) drew with Essendon (19.14.128).
Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Templeton (6), I. Dunstan (2), M. Egan (2), G. Jennings (2), I. Morrison (2), G. Cowton, I. Low, N. Tivendale, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten, M. Williams
Essendon: T. Daniher (8), S. Madden (3), M. Crow (2), S. Robins (2), C. Barbary, A. Davis, P. Keenan, T. Watson
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
26,981
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 7 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 6 | 20 | . | 8 | 20 | . | 8 | (128) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 14 | (128) |
| Margin | FOOT by 15 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 17 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Don McKenzie
(Footscray),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Captains:
Geoff Jennings
(Footscray),
Simon Madden
(Essendon)
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bristow, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 50 | Peers, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 43 | Tivendale, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 44 | Williams, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 8 | 295 | 214 | 81 | 56 | 21 | 43 | 42 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Barbary, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Bennett, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 8 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (ac) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 25 | Merrett, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Reid, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 14 | 288 | 213 | 75 | 63 | 33 | 41 | 44 | |||