1979 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1979 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 |