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"The Canonical 12" 1925-1981

All other opponents

Essendon

vs.

Footscray

Round 9 of 18 from 1964

Some of the 4th quarter

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Commentators

Don Hyde
Jim Taylor
Keith Drinan

Some of the Essendon cast

Terry Rodgers
#2 Lindsay McGie
#4 Geoff Gosper
#6
John Birt
#11 Barry Capuano
#12 Don McKenzie
#24
Ken Timms
#25 Graham Beissel
#29
Paul Doran
#36

President
Bill Brew

Coach
John Coleman

Captain
Ken Fraser #23

Some of the Footscray cast

Frank Johnson
#11 Rob Taylor
#12 Ken Duff
#16
John Jillard
#25 Ray Walker
#26 Don McKenzie
#30
Barry Smith
#31 Ivan Marsh
#33 Algy Vosilaitis
#34

President
Jim Miller

Coach
Teddy Whitten

Captain
Teddy Whitten #3

Field Umpires

Bob Gaudion

Boundary Umpires

Desmond Fitzgerald
Richard Kidd

Goal Umpires

Bryan Grant
James Perry

Inside the Charts:
Tell It On The Mountain by Peter, Paul & Mary

"Coutts baulks and turns around handballs to Hobbs
he couldn't miss it’s a goal and its Merv Hobbs third"

Jim Taylor

Saturday 13th July 1964 from Windy Hill

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Footscray

vs.

Essendon

Round 17 of 22 from 1977

Action from the 4th quarter

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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

Inside the Charts:
Gonna Fly Now by Bill Conti

"Could be somebody's mouthguard from the crowd"

Doug Wade

Saturday 23rd July 1977 from Western Oval

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Footscray

vs.

Essendon

Round 4 of 22 from 1979

Action from the 3rd & 4th quarters

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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

Inside the Charts:
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick by Ian Dury & The Blockheads

“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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Essendon

vs.

Footscray

Round 14 of 22 from 1979

2nd quarter action

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Commentators

Peter Booth
Geoff Leek

Some of the Essendon cast

Alan Reid
#2 Garry Foulds
#10 Wayne Primmer
#15
Stephen Robins
#24 Robert Shaw
#26 Max Crow
#31
Glenn Hawker
#33 Denis Scanlon
#36 Russell Muir
#42

President
Colin Stubbs

Coach
Barry Davis

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

Some of the Footscray cast

Alan Stoneham
#3 Garry Cowton
#6 John Moylan
#9
Alby Smedts
#17 Ted Whitten
#22 Robert McGhie
#24
Richard Murrie
#26 Neil Bristow
#27 Neil Cordy
#29

President
Charlie Sutton

Coach
Don McKenzie

Captain
Geoff Jennings

Field Umpires

Kevin Smith
Neville Nash

Boundary Umpires

Graham Carbery ↑
Stephen Donohue ↓

Goal Umpires

← Kevin Barker
Brian Pratt →

Inside the Charts:
Some Girls by Racey

"Hawkins threw the ball away from Umpire Nash in absolute disgust at that decision"

Peter Booth

Saturday 7th July 1979 from Windy Hill

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Essendon

vs.

Footscray

Round 14 of 22 from 1979

4th quarter action

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Commentators

Jack Edwards
Bobby Skilton

Some of the Essendon cast

Neale Daniher
#6 Frank Dunnell
#7 Shane Heard
#9
Kenny Mansfield
#13 Steve Taubert
#16 Kelvin Steel
#20
Roger Merrett
#25 Peter Bennett
#38 Neil Clarke
#39

President
Colin Stubbs

Coach
Barry Davis

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

Some of the Footscray cast

Ian Hampshire
#1 Mick Egan
#10 Mick Kelly
#11
Steve Hoffman
#16 Ian Low
#28 Kelvin Templeton
#31
Ian Dunstan
#32 John Reid
#33 Terry Wheeler
#35

President
Charlie Sutton

Coach
Don McKenzie

Captain
Geoff Jennings

Field Umpires

Neville Nash
Kevin Smith

Boundary Umpires

Graham Carbery ↑
Stephen Donohue ↓

Goal Umpires

Kevin Barker →
← Brian Pratt

Inside the Charts:
Cool For Cats by UK Squeeze

"From the boot of Alby Smedts and a good mark taken down there by Neil Cordy”

Bobby Skilton

Saturday 07th July 1979 from Windy Hill

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Footscray

vs.

Essendon

Round 6 of 22 from 1981

Brief - approx six minutes of action from the 4th quarter

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Commentators

Drew Morphett
Doug Heywood

Some of the Footscray cast

Bill Berry
#4 Stan Davidson
#9 Terry De Koning
#11
Chris Burton
#16 Neil Cordy
#29 Ian Dunstan
#32
Brian Perrin
#40 Kevin Sait
#52 Rick Kennedy
#54

President
Charlie Sutton

Coach
Royce Hart

Captain
(acting captain)
for Geoff Jennings

Some of the Essendon cast

Alan Stoneham
#11 Tony Buhagiar
#20 Wayne Foreman
#22
Max Crow
#31 Michael Thomson
#34 Neil Clarke
#39
Russell Muir
#42 Justin Madden
#44 Mark Eustice
#47

President
Greg Sewell

Coach
Kevin Sheedy

Captain (Acting)
(acting captain)
for Simon Madden #27

Field Umpires

Jim Chapman
Mike Dye

Boundary Umpires

Gary Grant
Adrian Ryan

Goal Umpires

Graham Danne >
< Greg Macdonald

Inside the Charts:
Keep On Loving You by R.E.O. Speedwagon

Comes to the back... Jeff Berry... goal it's puts Footscray in front

Drew Morphett

Saturday 2nd May 1981 from Western Oval

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Footscray

vs.

Essendon

Round 17 of 22 from 1984

4th quarter action

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Commentators

Jack Edwards
Peter McKenna

Some of the Footscray cast

Mark Kellett
#3 Rick Kennedy
#8 Mick Egan
#10
Steve McPherson
#27 Neil Cordy
#29 Darren Baxter
#35
Bruce Duperouzel
#38 Rod McPherson
#43 Brian Cordy
#49

President
Dr Tony Capes

Coach
Michael Malthouse

Captain
Jimmy Edmond #20

Some of the Essendon cast

Frank Dunnell
#7 Darren Williams
#13 Tony Elshaug
#14
Roger Merrett
#25 Mark Thompson
#26 Timmy Watson
#32

Glenn Hawker
#33 Mark Harvey
#38 Peter Banfield
#43

President
Greg Sewell

Coach
Kevin Sheedy

Captain
Terry Daniher #5

Field Umpires

Peter Cameron
Geoff Morrow

Boundary Umpires

Paul Nicholls
Murray Williams

Goal Umpires

< Allan Grant
Graham Danne >

Inside the Charts:
Dancing In The Dark by Bruce Springsteen

Bennett probably too far out with the wet ball I think oh gee its not a bad looking kick that's a beautiful looking kick that is a goal.. that is a great goal

Peter McKenna

Saturday 28th July 1984 from Western Oval

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Footscray

vs.

Essendon

Round 5 of 22 from 1985

Action from the 2nd & 4th quarters

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Commentators

Peter Landy
Lew Richards

Some of the Footscray cast

Jim Sewell
#2 Brad Hardie
#4 Les Bamblett
#9
Steve MacPherson
#27 Neil Cordy
#29 Darren Baxter
#35
Rod McPherson
#43 Brian Cordy
#49 Michael McLean
#51

President
Dr Tony Capes

Coach
Michael Malthouse

Captain
Jimmy Edmond #20

Some of the Essendon cast

Tony Elshaug
#14 Alan Ezard
#15 Paul Van Der Haar
#18
Simon Madden
#27 Paul Weston
#28 Tim Watson
#32
Glenn Hawker
#33 Chris Waterson
#35 Mark Harvey
#38

President
Greg Sewell

Coach
Kevin Sheedy

Captain
Terry Daniher #5

Field Umpires

Glenn James
Rowan Sawers

Boundary Umpires

Graeme Hunichen
Adrian Ryan

Goal Umpires

Malcolm Foster
Peter Taylor

Inside the Charts:
You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive

"Royal one baulk, snap shot with the right foot - close looks a great goal from Royal and he's dobbed it"

- Peter Landy

Saturday 27th April 1985 from the Western Oval

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Footscray

vs.

Essendon

Round 5 of 22 from 1985

Action from the all four quarters

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Commentators

Doug Heywood
Drew Morphett

Some of the Footscray cast

Andrew Purser
#1 Doug Hawkins
#7 Rick Kennedy
#8
Allen Daniels
#11 Robert Groenewegen
#14 Phil Maylin
#17
Simon Beasley
#18 Tony Buhagiar
#21 Steve Wallis
#24

President
Dr Tony Capes

Coach
Michael Malthouse

Captain
Jimmy Edmond #20

Some of the Essendon cast

Leon Baker
#4 Frank Dunnell
#7 Neil Clarke
#8
Shane Heard
#9 Garry Foulds
#10 Darren Williams
#13
Roger Merrett
#25 Mark Thompson
#26 Kevin Walsh
#30

President
Greg Sewell

Coach
Kevin Sheedy

Captain
Terry Daniher #5

Field Umpires

Rowan Sawers
Glenn James

Boundary Umpires

Graeme Hunichen
Adrian Ryan

Goal Umpires

Malcolm Foster
Peter Taylor

Inside the Charts:
Gotta Be Wrong by Dynamic Hepnotics

"Look out here comes Royal, possession number fourteen steadies and sends a beautiful left footer it'll be through... it'll be through... you can't do much better than that... well Brian Royal you've done some brilliant things today but that's the best of them"

- Doug Heywood

Saturday 27th April 1985 from the Western Oval

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