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Western Bulldogs defeat Essendon
Round 8, Western Oval, Attendance: 21295
Saturday, 22nd May 1971, 2:10 PM AWST
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Western Bulldogs 5.3 9.6 12.13 17.17 119
Essendon 2.1 6.3 9.6 12.7 79
Western Bulldogs Player Stats ❘ Essendon Player Stats ❘ Match Head to Head Stats ❘ Scoring Breakdown
  Western Bulldogs Match Statistics (Sorted by Frees Against) Coach: Ted Whitten  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Ron McGowan 15 4 19 3 0 0 0 2 5
Bernie Quinlan 19 2 21 9 3 3 0 3 4
Ian Salmon 14 1 15 4 3 1 2 6 4
Charles Pagnoccolo 12 8 20 2 0 1 0 1 4
Stuart Magee 27 11 38 9 0 0 0 3 3
Barry Round 9 2 11 5 4 1 3 1 2
Grant Simmons 13 0 13 4 0 0 0 5 2
Don Brown 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 2
Harry Skreja 8 4 12 2 1 3 0 3 2
Gary Dempsey 11 8 19 12 1 1 9 0 1
David Thorpe 33 8 41 9 1 0 0 5 1
Gary Merrington 11 5 16 5 0 0 0 2 1
George Bisset 16 4 20 2 3 0 0 1 1
Laurie Rippon 7 3 10 4 0 0 3 1 1
Alan Mannix 17 4 21 5 0 0 0 1 1
David Darcy 12 0 12 4 0 0 0 1 1
Les Stillman 10 3 13 1 1 2 0 2 1
Laurie Sandilands 6 1 7 3 0 1 0 1 0
Peter Welsh 4 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 0
Gordon Casey 20 5 25 4 0 0 0 4 0
  Essendon Match Statistics (Sorted by Frees Against) Coach: John Birt  
Player K HB D M G B HO FF FA
Don McKenzie 11 0 11 5 2 0 10 2 6
Bob Greenwood 15 0 15 5 1 1 0 1 5
John Williams 24 1 25 7 0 0 0 3 4
Geoff Blethyn 7 0 7 5 0 1 0 0 3
Peter Daniel 11 1 12 7 0 0 0 0 3
Sandy Talbot 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 3
Ian Payne 17 2 19 3 1 1 0 5 3
Bruce Dodson 9 0 9 4 0 1 0 1 3
Graeme Schultz 16 1 17 2 1 0 0 3 2
Ray Smith 13 4 17 5 0 0 0 0 2
Hugh Delahunty 14 2 16 6 0 0 0 1 2
Wayne Headlam 9 4 13 5 0 0 6 3 2
Ken Fletcher 18 0 18 5 0 0 0 2 1
Alan Noonan 10 0 10 5 3 0 0 2 1
Don Gross 24 2 26 4 1 1 0 4 1
Darryl Gerlach 17 1 18 5 0 0 0 5 1
Charlie Payne 6 1 7 3 0 0 1 1 1
Ian Anderson 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
Barry Davis 20 2 22 8 0 1 0 2 0
Paul Sproule 13 3 16 4 2 1 0 1 0
Head to Head
Western Bulldogs Statistic Essendon
266 Kicks 258
75 Handballs 24
341 Disposals 282
3.55 Kick to Handball Ratio 10.75
89 Marks 91
19 Hitouts 17
44 Frees For 36
36 Frees Against 44
17 Goals Kicked 12
13 Behinds Kicked 7
4 Rushed Behinds 0
34 Scoring Shots 19
50.0% Conversion 63.2%
20.06 Disposals Per Goal 23.50
10.03 Disps Per Scoring Shot 14.84
Quarter by Quarter Scoring Breakdown
Western Bulldogs First Quarter Essendon
5.3 33 Score 2.1 13
8 Scoring Shots 3
62.5% Conversion 66.7%
Won quarter by 20 Result Lost quarter by 20
Leading by 20 End of Quarter Trailing by 20
Western Bulldogs Second Quarter Essendon
4.3 27 Score 4.2 26
7 Scoring Shots 6
57.1% Conversion 66.7%
Won quarter by 1 Result Lost quarter by 1
Leading by 21 Halftime Trailing by 21
Western Bulldogs Third Quarter Essendon
3.7 25 Score 3.3 21
10 Scoring Shots 6
30.0% Conversion 50.0%
Won quarter by 4 Result Lost quarter by 4
Leading by 25 End of Quarter Trailing by 25
Western Bulldogs Final Quarter Essendon
5.4 34 Score 3.1 19
9 Scoring Shots 4
55.6% Conversion 75.0%
Won quarter by 15 Result Lost quarter by 15
Won game by 40 End of Game Lost game by 40
Scoring Breakdown For Each Half
Western Bulldogs First Half Essendon
9.6 60 Score 6.3 39
15 Scoring Shots 9
60.0% Conversion 66.7%
Won half by 21 Result Lost half by 21
Leading by 21 Halftime Trailing by 21
Western Bulldogs Second Half Essendon
8.11 59 Score 6.4 40
19 Scoring Shots 10
42.1% Conversion 60.0%
Won half by 19 Result Lost half by 19
Won game by 40 End of Game Lost game by 40
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