1979 VFL Round 16: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1979 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 16 of the 1979 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Ray Shaw captained the hosts with Kevin Morris as vice-captain.
Geoff Jennings captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.
Collingwood
R. Shaw (capt.), K. Morris (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, G. Austen, R. Brewer, R. Byrne, C. Davis, A. Edwards, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. McCormack, R. Ohlsen, B. Picken, C. Stewart, D. Twomey, B. Valli, R. Wearmouth, T. Wight, K. Worthington
Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), B. Berry, G. Brown, N. Cordy, G. Cowton, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, M. Egan, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, M. Kelly, R. McGhie, I. Morrison, J. Moylan, R. Murrie, L. Perussich, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, T. Whitten
Collingwood (23.17.155) defeated Footscray (3.15.33).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Shaw (5), C. Stewart (4), G. Austen (3), G. Anderson (2), R. Brewer (2), C. Davis (2), A. Edwards (2), A. Ireland, R. Kink, T. Wight
Footscray: K. Templeton (2), D. Hawkins
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 5th on the ladder and Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
21,041
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
23.17.155 - 3.15.33
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 7 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 5 | 19 | . | 12 | 23 | . | 17 | 23 | . | 17 | (155) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 15 | 3 | . | 15 | (33) |
| Margin | COLL by 37 | COLL by 64 | COLL by 100 | COLL by 122 | COLL by 122 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood),
Don McKenzie
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ray Shaw
(Collingwood),
Geoff Jennings
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin Morris
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sawers,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Anderson, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Edwards, Allan | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Magro, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Ohlsen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Twomey, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Valli, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 28 | Wight, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 17 | 318 | 246 | 72 | 66 | 31 | 37 | 45 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Berry, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Brown, George | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | McGhie, Robbie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Moylan, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Perussich, Lee | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 15 | 277 | 184 | 93 | 53 | 33 | 45 | 37 | |||