Match Recap
Essendon
11.17 (83)
vs
Footscray
5.11 (41)
Essendon won by 42
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5.1 (31) | 6.6 (42) | 6.10 (46) | 11.17 (83) | 11.17 (83) |
| Footscray | 1.4 (10) | 1.4 (10) | 5.6 (36) | 5.11 (41) | 5.11 (41) |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 Russell Blew | 18 | 5 | 23 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Greg Brown | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #19 Robin Close | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #45 Peter Daniel | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Barry Davis | 16 | 10 | 26 | 10 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Kevin Egan | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #30 John Ellis | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Alec Epis | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Ken Fletcher | 14 | 4 | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Ted Fordham | 20 | 5 | 25 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #23 Ken Fraser | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Geoff Gosper | 21 | 2 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Bruce Lake | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #42 Eddie Lake | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Don McKenzie | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Alan Noonan | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Charlie Payne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #35 Geoff Pryor | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 David Shaw | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 John Williams | 9 | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Footscray — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #20 Les Bartlett | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 George Bisset | 16 | 3 | 19 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Ian Bryant | 11 | — | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Fred Cook | 15 | 1 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 David Darcy | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Kevin Delmenico | 13 | 3 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Noel Fincher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Peter Hines | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #25 John Jillard | 18 | 3 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Stuart Magee | 24 | 4 | 28 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Alan Mannix | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Ron McGowan | 15 | 2 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #30 Don McKenzie | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #19 Gary Merrington | 14 | 1 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #12 Robert Percy | 13 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 John Reilly | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #14 John Schultz | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #36 Ricky Spargo | 19 | — | 19 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 David Thorpe | 18 | 1 | 19 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 Ted Whitten | 9 | 13 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |