1981 VFL Round 3: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 April 1981 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1981 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Geoff Jennings captained the hosts.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Goode and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), B. Berry, J. Berry, C. Burton, B. Cordy, S. Davidson, T. De Koning, J. Edmond, M. Egan, A. Ford, D. Hawkins, M. Johnson, R. Kennedy, M. Komp, S. Loveless, A. McConnell, M. McKenna, B. Reid, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), G. Baker, T. Barnes, S. Bickford, M. Byrne, V. Catoggio, B. Crosswell, A. Dullard, R. Elliott, T. Elshaug, L. Fowler, W. Gordon, G. Healy, M. Jackson, A. Moir, B. Nettlefold, K. O'Donnell, M. Seddon, S. Smith, S. Zantuck
Footscray (18.11.119) were defeated by Melbourne (18.12.120).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Edmond (3), G. Jennings (3), S. Loveless (3), C. Burton (2), T. Wheeler (2), T. Whitten (2), M. Johnson, M. Komp, M. McKenna
Melbourne: M. Jackson (8), V. Catoggio (4), K. O'Donnell (2), M. Byrne, R. Flower, G. Healy, M. Seddon
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 April 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
13,256
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 11 | (119) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 6 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Margin | FOOT by 22 | MELB by 4 | FOOT by 23 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Goode
(Footscray),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Geoff Jennings
(Footscray),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
N. Nash,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Berry, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Berry, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Burton, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Cordy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Davidson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | De Koning, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Edmond, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Egan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Ford, Alister | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Johnson, Matt | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 54 | Kennedy, Rick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Komp, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Loveless, Shane | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | McConnell, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | McKenna, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 11 | 303 | 215 | 88 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 33 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 1 |
| 38 | Barnes, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 44 | Bickford, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Catoggio, Vin | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Jackson, Mark | ? | ? | 8 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Seddon, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 12 | 318 | 195 | 123 | 58 | 43 | 33 | 37 | |||