1980 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1980 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 tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1980 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 5-0-17, P%: 75.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey, Ross | #30 | 16 | 14 | R01-08, R11-15, R20-22 |
| Anderson, Robert | #12 | 5 | 3 | R01-02, R04, R07-08 |
| Atkinson, Alan | #16 | 6 | 3 | R03, R06-10 |
| Berry, Bill | #4 | 10 | 3 | R01-07, R09-11 |
| Berry, Jeff | #38 | 17 | 0 | R06-22 |
| Bradmore, Phil | #19 | 3 | 3 | R10-11, R16 |
| Burton, Chris | #36 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Byrachevski, Matt | #28 | 3 | 2 | R09-11 |
| Cordy, Neil | #29 | 17 | 0 | R01-10, R16-22 |
| Cowton, Gary | #6 | 18 | 0 | R01-17, R22 |
| Davidson, Stan | #53 | 20 | 6 | R03-22 |
| Davis, Greg | #46 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| De Koning, Terry | #11 | 4 | 0 | R12-14, R22 |
| Dunstan, Ian | #32 | 22 | 17 | R01-22 |
| Edmond, Jim | #20 | 20 | 24 | R02-05, R07-22 |
| Edwards, Bryan | #50 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
| Egan, Mick | #10 | 4 | 4 | R19-22 |
| Groenewegen, Robert | #14 | 15 | 1 | R04-08, R11-20 |
| Hampshire, Ian | #1 | 19 | 14 | R01-06, R08-09, R12-22 |
| Hawkins, Doug | #7 | 12 | 5 | R01-05, R16-22 |
| Hickmott, Peter | #24 | 11 | 4 | R09-15, R17, R19-21 |
| Jennings, Geoff | #25 | 17 | 22 | R01, R05-08, R11-22 |
| Johnson, Matt | #8 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Kelly, Mick | #11 | 4 | 3 | R03-04, R06-07 |
| Loveless, Shane | #2 | 16 | 44 | R02-03, R06, R08, R10-15, R17-22 |
| McConnell, Alan | #28 | 7 | 3 | R15-21 |
| McKenna, Michael | #34 | 15 | 12 | R01-05, R09-18 |
| Morrison, Ian | #8 | 14 | 6 | R01-02, R07-10, R13-15, R18-22 |
| Moylan, John | #9 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| O'Keefe, Brian | #36 | 3 | 1 | R16-17, R20 |
| Perrin, Brian | #40 | 10 | 5 | R12-21 |
| Pollett, Andrew | #45 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Polson, Gordon | #19 | 2 | 1 | R05-06 |
| Reid, Bruce | #5 | 12 | 0 | R01-06, R08-09, R18-19, R21-22 |
| Reid, John | #33 | 19 | 0 | R01-05, R08-19, R21-22 |
| Ross, Paul | #21 | 3 | 1 | R01, R09-10 |
| Sampson, Glen | #54 | 6 | 1 | R11-16 |
| Seery, Colin | #47 | 3 | 2 | R06-07, R12 |
| Templeton, Kelvin | #31 | 22 | 75 | R01-22 |
| Towns, Greg | #17 | 13 | 4 | R03, R05-11, R16, R18-21 |
| Tweeddale, Russell | #23 | 8 | 1 | R02, R04-05, R07, R11-14 |
| Wheeler, Terry | #35 | 17 | 1 | R01-10, R16-22 |
| Whitten, Ted | #22 | 17 | 16 | R01-15, R17-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart, Royce | 22 | 5 | -0- | 17 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/03/1980 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 12 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 07/04/1980 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 28 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 12/04/1980 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 25 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 19/04/1980 | Round 4 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 9 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 27/04/1980 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 122 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 03/05/1980 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 17 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 10/05/1980 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 110 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 17/05/1980 | Round 8 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 77 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 24/05/1980 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 26 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 31/05/1980 | Round 10 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 42 | Royce Hart | unknown |
| 07/06/1980 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 41 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 14/06/1980 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 44 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 21/06/1980 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 17 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 28/06/1980 | Round 14 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 30 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 12/07/1980 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 59 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 19/07/1980 | Round 16 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 57 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 26/07/1980 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 53 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 02/08/1980 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 115 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 09/08/1980 | Round 19 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 42 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 16/08/1980 | Round 20 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 45 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 23/08/1980 | Round 21 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 38 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |
| 30/08/1980 | Round 22 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 50 | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings |