1980 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1980 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1980 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
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 |
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.