Match Recap
Essendon
13.11 (89)
vs
Footscray
12.15 (87)
Essendon won by 2
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5.7 (37) | 8.7 (55) | 11.9 (75) | 13.11 (89) | 13.11 (89) |
| Footscray | 0.1 (1) | 5.7 (37) | 8.10 (58) | 12.15 (87) | 12.15 (87) |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #57 Ian Anderson | 7 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #11 John Birt | 24 | 3 | 27 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Greg Brown | 11 | 1 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #53 Wally Buhaj | 17 | 4 | 21 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Barry Davis | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Kevin Egan | 14 | — | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Alec Epis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Ken Fletcher | 12 | — | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Ted Fordham | 18 | 1 | 19 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #23 Ken Fraser | 19 | 1 | 20 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #17 Darryl Gerlach | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Geoff Gosper | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Bob Greenwood | 16 | 4 | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 Don Gross | 16 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Don McKenzie | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Alan Noonan | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Charlie Payne | 16 | 1 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 David Shaw | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #9 Bruce Waite | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 John Williams | 13 | 2 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Footscray — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 George Bisset | 18 | 7 | 25 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Ian Bryant | 28 | 5 | 33 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #27 Graeme Chalmers | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Fred Cook | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Kevin Delmenico | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Gary Dempsey | 12 | 2 | 14 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Noel Fincher | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #1 Ken Greenwood | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #25 John Jillard | 17 | — | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Alan Mannix | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #33 Ivan Marsh | 15 | 1 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Ron McGowan | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #30 Don McKenzie | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #19 Gary Merrington | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 John Reilly | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #9 Laurie Sandilands | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #14 John Schultz | 11 | 1 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #36 Ricky Spargo | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 David Thorpe | 18 | 4 | 22 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 Ted Whitten | 17 | 7 | 24 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |