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"The Canonical 12" 1925-1981

All other opponents

Footscray

vs.

South Melb

Round 8 of 20 from 1968

Action from the 1st, 3rd & 4th quarters

Covered by

Commentators Jim Taylor,
Geoff Leek
John Rantall

Some of the Footscray cast

Peter Hines
#2 Kevin Stevens
#4 David Darcy
#15
Gary Merrington
#19 Les Bartlett
#20 Stuart Magee
#23
Fred Cook
#29 Len Cumming
#31 John Reilly
#32

President
Jack Collins

Coach
Charlie Sutton

Captain
Teddy Whitten #3

Some of the South Melb cast

Herbie Matthews
#2 Keith Baskin
#4 Tony Haenen
#8
Doug Priest
#9 Eric Sarich
#16 Paul Harrison
#18
John Sudholz
#20 Ian Davison
#29 Peter Bedford
#40

President
Brian Bourke

Coach
Alan Miller

Captain
Bobby Skilton #14

Field Umpires

Graham Huggins

Boundary Umpires

Arthur Cook
Bernie Lowden

Goal Umpires

Peter Stokes
Ernie Traplin

"Elwin comes through a left footer he used to be defending very well for the Southerners in his first match"

Geoff Leek

Saturday 8th June 1968 from the Western Oval

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Footscray

vs.

Hawthorn

Round 16 of 22 from 1973

Most of the 4th quarter

Covered by

Commentators Dick Mason
Thorold Merrett

Some of the Footscray cast

Graeme Cook
#7 Gordon Casey
#10 Ivan Rasmussen
#11
Barry Round
#14 Robert Rose
#22 Ron Jacks
#25
Grant Simmons
#29 Glenn Gingell
#37 Terry Wilkins
#48

President
Jack Collins

Coach
Bobby Rose

Captain
David Thorpe #16

Some of the Hawthorn cast

Bohdan Jaworskyj
#1 Geoff Ablett
#2 Peter Crimmins
#5
Mike Moncrieff
#6 Brian Douge
#11 Bruce Stevenson
#12
John Hendrie
#25 Gerald McCarthy
#26 Des Meagher
#30

President
Phil Ryan

Coach
John Kennedy

Captain
David Parkin #27

Field Umpires

Ian Artso

Boundary Umpires

Robert Gulliver
Basil Harris

Goal Umpires

Bob Barker
Peter Stokes

Welsh.....gets out of it as if in snake fashion just slipped his skin

Dick Mason

Saturday 21st July 1973 from Western Oval

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Footscray

vs.

Carlton

Round 21 of 22 from 1973

Some coverage of the 4th quarter

Covered by

Commentators Dick Mason

Some of the Footscray cast

Alan Stoneham
#3 Peter Welsh
#4 Laurie Sandilands
#9
Colin Dell
#12 Adrian Gallagher
#17 Ian Salmon
#18
Stuart Magee
#23 Glenn Gingell
#37 Terry Wilkins
#38

President
Jack Collins

Coach
Bob Rose

Captain
David Thorpe #16

Some of the Carlton cast

Gary Crane
#6 Trevor Keogh
#8 Bruce Doull
#11
Rod Austin
#21 Ray Byrne
#26 Peter Jones
(Percy) #28
Vin Waite
#30 Robert Walls
#42 David McKay
(Swan) #43

President
George Harris

Coach
John Nicholls

Captain
John Nicholls #2

Field Umpires

Kevin Smith

Boundary Umpires

Kevin Mitchell
Ian Wheeler

Goal Umpires

Keith Pawley
Tom Rossiter

"Casey defending as he has- well all day that’s a saving mark.
Rasmussen 31 minutes gone, there's the siren"

Dick Mason

Saturday 25th August 1973 from the Western Oval

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Richmond

vs.

Footscray

Round 22 of 22 from 1973

Extended coverage from the 4th quarter

Covered by

Commentators Dick Mason

Some of the Richmond cast

Rex Hunt
#5 Laurie Fowler
#11 Robert McGhie
#12
Brian Roberts
(Whale) #15 Neil Balme
#21 Kevin Bartlett
#29
Francis Jackson
#34 Mervyn Keane
#40 Bill Nalder
#46

President
Al Boord

Coach
Tommy Hafey

Captain
Royce Hart #4

Some of the Footscray cast

Dennis Collins
#15 Adrian Gallagher
#17 Les Bartlett
#20
Steve Power
#21 Robert Rose
#22 Stuart Magee
#23
Gary Steel
#33 Glenn Gingell
#37 Terry Wilkins
#48

President
Jack Collins

Coach
Bob Rose

Captain
David Thorpe #16

Field Umpires

John Sutcliffe

Boundary Umpires

Gary Grant
Geoffrey Lee

Goal Umpires

Gerald Gaffney
Kevin Barker

"Short pass by Wilkins finds Gingell. Gingell in turn finds Magee. Magee to Salmon, Salmon goes bang with a long one but squares it up and Steel is there"

Dick Mason

Saturday 1st September 1973 from MCG

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Footscray

vs.

Essendon

Round 17 of 22 from 1977

Action from the 4th quarter

Covered by

Commentators John Waters
Doug Wade

Some of the Footscray cast

Bernie Quinlan
#2 Alan Stoneham
#3 Ray Huppatz
#7
Ian Morrison
#8 Laurie Sandilands
#9 Dennis Collins
#15
Dennis Blair
#16 Jim Edmond
#20 Wayne Foreman
#42

President
Dick Collinson

Coach
Billy Goggin

Captain
Gary Dempsey #24

Some of the Essendon cast

Wayne Newton
#2 Kenny Mansfield
#13 Colin Boyd
#17
Larry Watson
#22 Phillip Early
#25 Max Crow
#31
Timmy Watson
#32 Andy Wilson
#33 Garry Foulds
#38

President
Colin Stubbs

Coach
Billy Stephen

Captain
Ken Fletcher #21

Field Umpires

Geoff Polites
Mike Henry

Boundary Umpires

Geoff McQueen
Barry Carmichael

Goal Umpires

Doug Langham
Kevin Barker

"Could be somebody's mouthguard from the crowd"

Doug Wade

Saturday 23rd July 1977 from Western Oval

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Footscray

vs.

St Kilda

Round 13 of 22 from 1978

4th quarter in whole

Covered by

Commentators Geoff Leek
Peter Booth

Some of the Footscray cast

Doug Hawkins
#7 Michael Kelly
#11 Glenn Scanlan
#15
Alby Smedts
#17 Richard Murrie
#26 Ian Low
#28
Ross Abbey
#30 John Reid
#33 Garry Wheeler
#39

President
Dick Collinson

Coach
Don McKenzie

Captain
Gary Dempsey #24

Some of the St Kilda cast

Carl Ditterich
#10 Maurice O’Keefe
#15 Phil Stevens
#19
Ian Baker
#20 Dale Evans
#22 Russell Tweeddale
#23
George Young
#27 Jeff Dunne
#48 Ian Sartori
#49

President
Graham Huggins

Coach
Mike Patterson

Captain (Acting)
Barry Breen #4
for Gary Colling #12

Field Umpires

Tony Bryant
John Wright

Boundary Umpires

Geoff McQueen
Bob Taggart

Goal Umpires

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"Stoneham got up high, Dunstan back with a bit of a flick, Di Natale in towards Jennings… Templeton will get a free kick, no he won’t, its going to be a goal….to Scanlan his 2nd, its raining goals at the moment. Footscray’s 25th, there’s no doubt their going to kick the sweep today”

Peter Booth

Saturday 1st July 1978 from the Western Oval

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Footscray

vs.

Essendon

Round 4 of 22 from 1979

Action from the 3rd & 4th quarters

Covered by

Commentators Graham Dawson
Doug Heywood

Some of the Footscray cast

Gary Cowton
#6 Alby Smedts
#17 Neil Bristow
#27
John Reid
#33 Terry Wheeler
#35 Wayne Foreman
#42
Norm Tivendale
#43 Mark Williams
#44 Rob Peers
#50

President
Charlie Sutton

Coach
Don McKenzie

Captain
Geoff Jennings #25

Some of the Essendon cast

Peter Keenan
#1 Alan Reid
#2 Kenny Mansfield
#13
Robert Shaw
#26 Allan Davis
#29 Max Crow
#31
Denis Scanlon
#36 Ian Marsh
#37 Craig Barbary
#48

President
Colin Stubbs

Coach
Barry Davis

Captain (Acting)
Simon Madden #27
for Ken Fletcher #21

Field Umpires

Glenn James
Kenneth Norris

Boundary Umpires

Ian Hagger
Bob Taggart

Goal Umpires

Barry Farrow
Peter Taylor

“Steadies and kicks it high in the air down field Kelvin Templeton two to one against him well done, beautifully done... the aerial skill that we know so well."

Doug Heywood

Saturday 28th April 1979 from the Western Oval

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Footscray

vs.

Fitzroy

Round 10 of 22 from 1979

3rd quarter action

Produced By

Covered by

Commentators Jack Edwards &
Bobby Skilton
of HSV 7
followed by
Peter Booth &
Geoff Leek
of ABV 2

Some of the Footscray cast

Alan Stoneham
#3 Ian Morrison
#8 Lee Perussich
#23
Robert McGhie
#24 Richard Murrie
#26 Neil Bristow
#27
Ross Abbey
#30 Ian Dunstan
#32 Wayne Foreman
#42

President
Charlie Sutton

Coach
Don McKenzie

Captain (Acting)
acting captain
for Geoff Jennings

Some of the Fitzroy cast

Grant Fowler
#1 Bernie Quinlan
#5 Kevin O'Keeffe
#11
Peter Keays
#13 Max Richardson
#15 Chris Hansen
#16
Graeme Allan
#27 Neville Taylor
#33 Leon Harris
#38

President
Frank Bibby

Coach
Bill Stephen

Captain
Ron Alexander

Field Umpires