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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

Covered by

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

"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

Produced By

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.

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 Terry Wheeler
#35 Wayne Foreman
#42
Norm Tivendale
#43 Mark Williams
#44 Rob Peers
#52

President
Charlie Sutton

Coach
Don McKenzie

Captain
Geoff Jennings #25

Some of the Essendon cast

Alan Reid
#2 Robert Shaw
#26 Allan Davis
#29
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

“In comes Peers, free kick to Wheeler grabbed without the ball at centre half back... he passes to Cowton running with the flight of the ball, he controls it well."

Graham Dawson

Saturday 28th April 1979 from the Western Oval

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Essendon

vs.

Footscray

Round 14 of 22 from 1979

2nd quarter action

Covered by

Commentators Peter Booth
Geoff Leek

Some of the Essendon cast

Alan Reid
#2 Garry Foulds
#10 Wayne Primmer
#15
Robert Shaw
#26 Glenn Hawker
#33 Denis Scanlon
#36

President
Colin Stubbs

Coach
Barry Davis

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

Some of the Footscray cast

Ian Hampshire
#1 Gary Cowton
#6 Richard Murrie
#26
Neil Bristow
#27 Ian Dunstan
#32 John Reid
#33

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 →

"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

Produced By

Covered by

Commentators Jack Edwards
Bobby Skilton

Some of the Essendon cast

Neale Daniher
#6 Frank Dunnell
#7 Steve Taubert
#16
Steve Robins
#24 Peter Bennett
#38 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 John Moylan
#9 Mick Kelly
#11
Steve Hoffman
#16 Robert McGhie
#24 Ian Low
#28

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

"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

Covered by

Commentators Drew Morphett
Doug Heywood

Some of the Footscray cast

Bill Berry
#4 Stan Davidson
#9 Ian Dunstan
#32
Jeff Berry
#38 Kevin Sait
#52 Rick Kennedy
#54

President
Charlie Sutton

Coach
Royce Hart

Captain
(acting captain)
for Geoff Jennings

Some of the Essendon cast

Alan Reid
#2 Ron Andrews
#4 Max Crow
#31
Neil Clarke
#39 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

Greg Macdonald
Graham Danne

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

Covered by

Commentators Jack Edwards
Peter McKenna

Some of the Footscray cast

Mark Kellett
#3 Mick Egan
#10 Neil Cordy
#27
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

Merv Neagle
#1 Neil Clarke
#8 Tony Elshaug
#14
Mark Thompson
#26 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 >

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

Produced By

Covered by

Commentators Peter Landy
Lew Richards

Some of the Footscray cast

Jim Sewell
#2 Les Bamblett
#9 Steve MacPherson
#27
Neil Cordy
#29 Rod McPherson
#43 Brian Cordy
#49

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
Paul Weston
#28 Tim Watson
#32 Chris Waterson
#35

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

"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

Produced By

Covered by

Commentators Doug Heywood
Drew Morphett

Some of the Footscray cast

Andrew Purser
#1 Robert Groenewegen
#14 Phil Maylin
#17
Tony Buhagiar
#21 Darren Baxter
#35 Michael McLean
#51

President
Dr Tony Capes

Coach
Michael Malthouse

Captain
Jimmy Edmond #20

Some of the Essendon cast

Neil Clarke
#8 Darren Williams
#13 Mark Thompson
#26
Simon Madden
#27 Glenn Hawker
#33 Mark Harvey
#38

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

"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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