1980 VFL Round 19: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1980 between Essendon and Footscray during round 19 of the 1980 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Simon Madden captained the hosts.
Geoff Jennings captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Barry Davis and the visitors were coached by Royce Hart.
Essendon
S. Madden (capt.), N. Besanko, S. Carey, M. Crow, N. Daniher, T. Daniher, G. Flanegan, K. Fletcher, W. Foreman, G. Fowler, S. Heard, P. Light, J. Madden, K. Mansfield, M. Neagle, A. Reid, D. Scanlon, A. Stoneham, P. Vander Haar, T. Watson
Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), J. Berry, N. Cordy, S. Davidson, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, M. Egan, R. Groenewegen, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, P. Hickmott, S. Loveless, A. McConnell, I. Morrison, B. Perrin, B. Reid, J. Reid, K. Templeton, G. Towns, T. Wheeler
Essendon (18.8.116) defeated Footscray (11.8.74).
Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Crow (4), S. Madden (3), G. Flanegan (2), K. Mansfield (2), A. Stoneham (2), P. Vander Haar (2), T. Watson (2), W. Foreman
Footscray: K. Templeton (6), G. Jennings (2), I. Hampshire, P. Hickmott, A. McConnell
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder and Footscray were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1980 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 9 August 1980
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,952
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 6 | 18 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 8 | (116) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Margin | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 47 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Royce Hart
(Footscray)
Captains:
Simon Madden
(Essendon),
Geoff Jennings
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Carbines,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Carey, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Daniher, Neale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Flanegan, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Foreman, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Fowler, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Light, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Madden, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Mansfield, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Reid, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 36 | Scanlon, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Vander Haar, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 8 | 316 | 203 | 113 | 57 | 39 | 47 | 39 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Berry, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Cordy, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 53 | Davidson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Groenewegen, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Loveless, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | McConnell, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Perrin, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Towns, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | 292 | 192 | 100 | 44 | 28 | 39 | 47 | |||