Match Recap
Essendon
7.23 (65)
vs
Footscray
9.12 (66)
Footscray won by 1
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1.4 (10) | 4.6 (30) | 7.17 (59) | 7.23 (65) | 7.23 (65) |
| Footscray | 0.2 (2) | 4.7 (31) | 8.8 (56) | 9.12 (66) | 9.12 (66) |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #49 Mick Bates | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #42 John Cassin | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Peter Daniel | 14 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Barry Davis | 30 | 6 | 36 | 12 | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #40 Hugh Delahunty | 14 | — | 14 | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #1 Neville Fields | 16 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Ken Fletcher | 19 | 1 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #52 Allan Graco | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 Don Gross | 18 | 4 | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #44 Len Halley | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #14 Wayne Headlam | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #38 Eddie Lake | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Don McKenzie | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Bruce Neish | 18 | 2 | 20 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Gary Parkes | 15 | — | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 Ian Payne | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #35 Ray Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #39 David Starbuck | 19 | 2 | 21 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 John Williams | 16 | — | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #33 Andrew Wilson | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Footscray — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 George Bisset | 25 | 3 | 28 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Gordon Casey | 23 | 3 | 26 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #38 Bob Cockerell | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 David Darcy | 15 | 1 | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #48 Colin Dell | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Gary Dempsey | 12 | 6 | 18 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #41 Tad Joniec | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #23 Stuart Magee | 15 | 7 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Alan Mannix | 12 | — | 12 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #40 Robert McGhie | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #36 Charles Pagnoccolo | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Stephen Power | 18 | 1 | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Bernie Quinlan | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #11 Laurie Rippon | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #14 Barry Round | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Ian Salmon | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #9 Laurie Sandilands | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Grant Simmons | 7 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 David Thorpe | 27 | 5 | 32 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Peter Welsh | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |