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"The Canonical 12" 1925-1981

All other opponents

Footscray

vs.

Melbourne

Round 3 of 22 from 1983

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

Covered by

Commentators Tim Lane
Don Hyde

Some of the Footscray cast

Mark Kellett
#3 Doug Hawkins
#7 Chris Burton
#16
Neil Cordy
#29 Brian Perrin
#40 Rod McPherson
#43

President
Dr Tony Capes

Coach
Ian Hampshire
(Bluey)

Captain
Jimmy Edmond #20

Some of the Melbourne cast

Brian Wilson
#7 Les Bamblett
#8 Peter Moore
#10
Stephen McCarthy
#24 Tony Dickson
#29 Alan Jarrott
#47

President
Sir Billy Snedden

Coach
Ron Barassi

Captain
Robert Flower #2

Field Umpires

Glenn James
Rowan Sawers

Boundary Umpires

Paul Nicholls
Ray Prosser

Goal Umpires

Kevin Andrews
Robert Gilham

Rod McPherson, I think that's his first kick and what a beauty

Tim Lane

Saturday 9th April 1983 from the Western Oval

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Hawthorn

vs.

Footscray

Round 4 of 22 from 1983

3rd quarter (almost) in whole - (misses start)

Covered by

Commentators Peter Landy
Lew Richards

Some of the Hawthorn cast

Ken Judge
#1 David O'Halloran
#8 Terry Wallace
#16
Rodney Eade
#26 Peter Schwab
#30 John Kennedy (jnr)
#34

President
Ron Cook

Coach
Alan Jeans

Captain
Leigh Matthews #3

Some of the Footscray cast

Rick Kennedy
#8 Steve Knight
#12 Steve Wallis
#24
Brian Royal
#33 Michael McKenna
#34 Rod MacPherson
#43

President
Dr Tony Capes

Coach
Ian Hampshire
(Bluey)

Captain
Jimmy Edmond #20

Field Umpires

Geoff Morrow
Kevin Smith

Boundary Umpires

Malcolm Owen
Andrew Kovess

Goal Umpires

< Brian Pratt
Ted Johnson >

"Lets hope that Footscray don't fall in a heap because their performance in the first half was excellent"

Lew Richards

Saturday 16th April 1983 from Princes Park

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Hawthorn

vs.

Footscray

Round 4 of 22 from 1983

Action from the 4th quarter

Covered by

Commentators Peter Landy
Lew Richards

Some of the Hawthorn cast

Michael Moncrieff
#6 Ian Paton
#12 Terry Wallace
#16
Michael Byrne
#21 Richard Loveridge
#22 Colin Robertson
#32

President
Ron Cook

Coach
Alan Jeans

Captain
Leigh Matthews #3

Some of the Footscray cast

Andrew Purser
#1 Mark Kellett
#3 Robert Groenewegen
#14
Chris Hansen
#17 Terry Love
#19 Brian Perrin
#40

President
Dr Tony Capes

Coach
Ian Hampshire
(Bluey)

Captain
Jimmy Edmond #20

Field Umpires

Kevin Smith
Geoff Morrow

Boundary Umpires

Andrew Kovess
Malcolm Owen

Goal Umpires

< Brian Pratt
Ted Johnson >

Look at the smiles on their faces, you would think they had won the F. A. Cup

Peter Landy

Saturday 16th April 1983 from Princes Park

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Hawthorn

vs.

Footscray

Round 4 of 22 from 1983

Action from the 4th quarter

Produced By

Covered by

Commentators Peter Booth
Geoff Leek
Drew Morphett

Some of the Hawthorn cast

Peter Russo
#4 Gary Ayres
#7 Dermott Brereton
#23
Rodney Eade
#26 John Kennedy (jnr)
#34 Chris Mew
#46

President
Ron Cook

Coach
Alan Jeans

Captain
Leigh Matthews #3

Some of the Footscray cast

Jim Sewell
#2 Steven Knight
#12 Chris Burton
#16
Stephen Wallis
#24 Brian Royal
#33 Michael McKenna
#34

President
Dr Tony Capes

Coach
Ian Hampshire
(Bluey)

Captain
Jimmy Edmond #20

Field Umpires

Kevin Smith
Geoff Morrow

Boundary Umpires

Malcolm Owen
Andrew Kovess

Goal Umpires

< Brian Pratt
Ted Johnson >

"I'm interested to see that there's a very excited spectator in front of us who's Tony Capes the Footscray President, he's on the steps here in the outer & he's bitten every nail down to his elbow"

Drew Morphett

Saturday 16th April 1983 from Princes Park

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Richmond

vs.

Footscray

Round 5 of 22 from 1983

Action from all four quarters

Produced By

Covered by

Commentators Sandy Roberts
Bob Skilton

Some of the Richmond cast

David Palm
#6 Matthew Wall
#12 Wayne Shand
#30
Craig Balme
#36 Michael Rolfe
#41 Brian Winton
#42

President
Ian Wilson

Coach
Francis Bourke

Captain
Barry Rowlings #22

Some of the Footscray cast

Jim Sewell
#2
Mark Kellett
#3 Ian Williams
#5
Steve Lunn
#15 Steve Wallis
#24 Neil Cordy
#29

President
Dr Tony Capes

Coach
Ian Hampshire
(Bluey)

Captain
Jimmy Edmond #20

Field Umpires

John Morgan
Shane Carbines

Boundary Umpires

Graeme Hunichen
Bruce McLellan

Goal Umpires

Graham Danne
Barry Farrow

Edmond has kicked two... its coming back... JIMMY has kicked three, the dogs are alight at the MCG

Sandy Roberts

Monday 25th April 1983 from the M.C.G

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Richmond

vs.

Footscray

Round 5 of 22 from 1983

4th quarter in whole

Covered by

Commentators Sandy Roberts
Bobby Skilton

Some of the Richmond cast

Mark Lee
#1 Robert Wiley
#2 Dale Weightman
#3
Michael Roach
#8 Maurice Rioli
#17 Kevin Bartlett
#29

President
Ian Wilson

Coach
Francis Bourke

Captain
Barry Rowlings #22

Some of the Footscray cast

Andrew Purser
#1 Mick Egan
#10 Chris Burton
#16

Chris Hansen
#17 Brian Royal
#33
Brian Perrin
#40

President
Dr Tony Capes

Coach
Ian Hampshire
(Bluey)

Captain
Jimmy Edmond #20

Field Umpires

Shane Carbines
John Morgan

Boundary Umpires

Bruce McLellan
Graeme Hunichen

Goal Umpires

< Barry Farrow
Graeme Danne >

Purser over the back does it well, the Footscray defence has been outstanding in this quarter they've been able to repel the attacks as Cordy takes the mark at centre wing.

Sandy Roberts

Monday 25th April 1983 from the MCG

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Footscray

vs.

Collingwood

Round 7 of 22 from 1983

Action from the 4th quarter

Produced By

Covered by

Commentators Jack Edwards
Peter McKenna

Some of the Footscray cast

Doug Hawkins
#7 Stan Davidson
#9 John Taylor
#23
Michael McKenna
#34 Bruce Duperouzel
#38 Gary Walpole
#42

President
Dr Tony Capes

Coach
Ian Hampshire
(Bluey)

Captain
Jim Edmond #20

Some of the Collingwood cast

John Annear
#2 Allan Edwards
#8 Billy Picken
#25
Phillip Walsh
#41 Mark Lawson
#44 Chris Dalkin
#47

President
Ranald Macdonald

Coach
John Cahill

Captain
Mark Williams #21

Field Umpires

John Morgan
Glenn James

Boundary Umpires

Leigh Paterson
Adrian Ryan

Goal Umpires

Allan Grant
William Pryde

Williams hooks it back now this might bounce through its bouncing towards the goal... its through.. its a goal.. kicked by Ian Williams beautiful football.

Peter McKenna

Saturday 7th May 1983 from Western Oval

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Sydney

vs.

Footscray

Round 11 of 22 from 1983

4th quarter almost in whole - (misses the final siren)

Covered by

Commentators Peter Landy
Lew Richards
Bobby Skilton

Some of the Sydney cast

Vinnie Catoggio
#2 Colin Hounsell
#23 Jack Lucas
#28
David Stirling
#32 Daryl Sutton
#35 Gary Frangalas
#50

Coach
Ricky Quade

Captain
Barry Round #25

Some of the Footscray cast

Alister Ford
#6 Stan Davidson
#9 Stephen Lunn
#15
Chris Burton
#16 Chris Hansen
#17 Terry Love
#19

President
Dr Tony Capes

Coach
Ian Hampshire
(Bluey)

Captain
Jimmy Edmond #20

Field Umpires

Kevin Smith
John Russo

Boundary Umpires

Leigh Paterson
Graeme Hunichen

Goal Umpires

Roy Ferguson
David Mitchell

"Ball driven up towards their right half forward flank again & the mark taken by Brian Royal... been quite a useful player for Footscray off he goes playing on right on the boundary line looking for Beasley and Beasley marks."

Peter Landy

Sunday 5th June 1983 from Sydney Cricket Ground

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Footscray

vs.

Geelong

Round 12 of 22 from 1983

Some action from the 2nd & 4th quarters

Produced By

Covered by

Commentators Sandy Roberts
Bobby Skilton

Some of the Footscray cast

Doug Hawkins
#7 Rick Kennedy
#8 Neil Cordy
#29
Brian Cordy
#49 Michael McLean
#51 Andrew Taylor
#53

President
Dr Tony Capes

Coach
Ian Hampshire
(Bluey)

Captain (Acting)
Simon Beasley #18
(for) Jimmy Edmond

Some of the Geelong cast

Gary Malarkey
#5 Brian Peake
#7 Denis Lenaghan
#8
John Mossop
#10 Peter Featherby
#11 Damien Christensen
#49

President
Dr Kevin Threlfall

Coach
Tommy Hafey

Captain
Ian Nankervis #40

Field Umpires

Ian Robinson
Shane Carbines

Boundary Umpires

Malcolm Owen
Bruce McLellan

Goal Umpires

Leigh Keen
Bernie Lowden

Great football there by the youngster Andrew Taylor, playing his first game, he dived on the ball & got a quick hand-pass out & Kennedy kicking his 3rd goal.

Bobby Skilton

Monday 13th June 1983 from Western Oval,

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