1979 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1979 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 7-1-14, P%: 81.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey, Ross | #30 | 4 | 0 | R10-11, R19-20 |
| Berry, Bill | #52 | 10 | 8 | R11-13, R15-17, R19-22 |
| Bradmore, Phil | #19 | 3 | 4 | R07-09 |
| Bristow, Neil | #27 | 10 | 4 | R01-04, R06, R09-12, R14 |
| Brown, George | #12 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| Cordy, Neil | #29 | 14 | 7 | R02-03, R07-16, R19-20 |
| Cowton, Gary | #6 | 22 | 4 | R01-22 |
| Davis, Greg | #46 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Dinatale, Jack | #34 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Dunstan, Ian | #32 | 22 | 18 | R01-22 |
| Edmond, Jim | #20 | 10 | 8 | R02, R10, R13, R15-21 |
| Egan, Mick | #10 | 22 | 3 | R01-22 |
| Foreman, Wayne | #42 | 17 | 7 | R01-12, R18-22 |
| Groenewegen, Robert | #14 | 7 | 2 | R03, R17-22 |
| Hampshire, Ian | #1 | 18 | 15 | R01-10, R13-18, R21-22 |
| Hawkins, Doug | #7 | 22 | 17 | R01-22 |
| Hoffman, Steve | #16 | 11 | 5 | R01-02, R05, R07-09, R11-12, R14-15, R22 |
| Jennings, Geoff | #25 | 19 | 20 | R01-09, R11-12, R14-17, R19-22 |
| Kelly, Mick | #11 | 16 | 5 | R07-22 |
| Loveless, Shane | #2 | 2 | 3 | R01, R22 |
| Low, Ian | #28 | 10 | 11 | R01, R03-06, R10-14 |
| McGhie, Robbie | #24 | 12 | 0 | R06-16, R18 |
| McKenna, Michael | #34 | 2 | 1 | R17-18 |
| Morrison, Ian | #8 | 21 | 24 | R01-13, R15-22 |
| Moylan, John | #9 | 17 | 1 | R05-17, R19-22 |
| Murrie, Richard | #26 | 13 | 1 | R01-04, R06, R10-17 |
| Peers, Robbie | #50 | 3 | 0 | R04-06 |
| Perussich, Lee | #23 | 4 | 0 | R10, R16, R21-22 |
| Polson, Gordon | #19 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Power, Stephen | #21 | 7 | 0 | R03-05, R19-22 |
| Reid, Bruce | #5 | 2 | 2 | R17-18 |
| Reid, John | #33 | 14 | 0 | R01-02, R04-10, R13-14, R17-18, R21 |
| Smedts, Alby | #17 | 15 | 2 | R01-08, R12-18 |
| Stoneham, Alan | #3 | 15 | 6 | R01-02, R05-06, R10-16, R19-22 |
| Tantsis, Angelo | #48 | 2 | 0 | R09, R18 |
| Templeton, Kelvin | #31 | 22 | 91 | R01-22 |
| Tivendale, Norm | #43 | 5 | 1 | R01-05 |
| Walsh, Shane | #39 | 2 | 1 | R19-20 |
| Wheeler, Terry | #35 | 9 | 2 | R02-05, R07-09, R13-14 |
| Whitten, Ted | #22 | 19 | 13 | R01-06, R09, R11-22 |
| Williams, Mark | #44 | 5 | 1 | R04, R19-22 |
| Wilson, Brian | #40 | 5 | 2 | R01, R06-08, R18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie, Don | 22 | 7 | -1- | 14 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1979 | Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 12 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 14/04/1979 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 39 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 21/04/1979 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 5 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 28/04/1979 | Round 4 | Essendon | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 05/05/1979 | Round 5 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 48 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 12/05/1979 | Round 6 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 25 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 19/05/1979 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 48 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 26/05/1979 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 73 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 02/06/1979 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 49 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 09/06/1979 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 45 | Don McKenzie | unknown |
| 16/06/1979 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 1 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 23/06/1979 | Round 12 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 39 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 30/06/1979 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 12 | Don McKenzie | unknown |
| 07/07/1979 | Round 14 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 21 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 14/07/1979 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 79 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 21/07/1979 | Round 16 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 122 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 28/07/1979 | Round 17 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 40 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 04/08/1979 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 89 | Don McKenzie | unknown |
| 11/08/1979 | Round 19 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 56 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 18/08/1979 | Round 20 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 36 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 25/08/1979 | Round 21 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 51 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
| 01/09/1979 | Round 22 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 38 | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.