1979 VFL Round 14: Essendon v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1979 between Essendon and Footscray during round 14 of the 1979 VFL season. Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill. In the absence of Ken Fletcher, vice-captain Simon Madden captained the hosts. Geoff Jennings captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.

Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), P. Bennett, N. Clarke, M. Crow, N. Daniher, F. Dunell, G. Foulds, G. Hawker, S. Heard, K. Mansfield, R. Merrett, R. Muir, W. Primmer, A. Reid, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, R. Shaw, K. Steel, S. Taubert, T. Watson

Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), N. Bristow, N. Cordy, G. Cowton, I. Dunstan, M. Egan, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, S. Hoffman, M. Kelly, I. Low, R. McGhie, J. Moylan, R. Murrie, J. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten

Essendon (10.11.71) defeated Footscray (6.14.50).

Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Dunell (3), S. Taubert (3), P. Bennett, K. Mansfield, W. Primmer, T. Watson
Footscray: K. Templeton (3), N. Cordy, D. Hawkins, G. Jennings

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Footscray remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Essendon v Footscray
Date: Saturday 7 July 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 25,076

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Footscray
Score: 10.11.71 - 6.14.50

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 0 . 2 5 . 5 7 . 7 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Footscray 1 . 5 2 . 8 4 . 12 6 . 14 6 . 14 (50)
Margin FOOT by 9 ESSE by 15 ESSE by 13 ESSE by 21 ESSE by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Barry Davis (Essendon), Don McKenzie (Footscray)
Captains: Simon Madden (Essendon), Geoff Jennings (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Nash, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
38 Bennett, Peter ? ? 1 0 19 11 8 3 0 4 5
39 Clarke, Neil ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
31 Crow, Max ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 7 0 6 2
6 Daniher, Neale ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 7 0 4 2
7 Dunell, Frank ? ? 3 2 11 9 2 5 0 2 4
10 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 25 21 4 4 0 3 3
33 Hawker, Glenn ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 0 0 0 4
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 6 0 1 2
27 Madden, Simon (ac) ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 9 14 2 4
13 Mansfield, Ken ? ? 1 1 30 20 10 4 0 5 2
25 Merrett, Roger ? ? 0 1 10 4 6 2 7 3 4
42 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 4 0 1 1
15 Primmer, Wayne ? ? 1 2 11 9 2 0 0 3 1
2 Reid, Alan ? ? 0 0 21 12 9 2 0 2 5
24 Robins, Stephen ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 5 0 0 2
36 Scanlon, Denis ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 8 0 0 0
26 Shaw, Robert ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 2 1
20 Steel, Kelvin ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0
16 Taubert, Steven ? ? 3 1 14 14 0 9 8 3 2
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 1 0 15 12 3 3 0 3 4
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 10 11 299 211 88 80 29 45 48

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
27 Bristow, Neil ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 9 1 3
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 1 1 14 11 3 6 0 2 2
6 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 2 2
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 0 1 26 21 5 4 0 4 2
10 Egan, Mick ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 1 0 2 4
1 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 20 8 12 8 15 7 3
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 1 3 23 18 5 1 0 7 2
16 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 0 0 1 2
25 Jennings, Geoff (c) ? ? 1 1 19 14 5 1 1 2 2
11 Kelly, Mick ? ? 0 1 20 13 7 1 0 2 4
28 Low, Ian ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 3 0 2 2
24 McGhie, Robbie ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 0 2 2
9 Moylan, John ? ? 0 1 15 11 4 5 0 1 1
26 Murrie, Richard ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 3 2
33 Reid, John ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 0 1 2
17 Smedts, Alby ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 1 0 3 3
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 1 20 14 6 1 0 2 2
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 3 2 10 9 1 7 0 1 2
35 Wheeler, Terry ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 0 0 0 1
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 0 1 20 14 6 4 0 3 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 6 14 306 216 90 52 25 48 45

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s