1974 VFL Season: Essendon

Season Team Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Team: Essendon
Home Ground: Windy Hill

Team Results

Ladder Position: 8th (W-D-L: 10-0-12, P%: 97.6%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 39
Brownlow Leader(s): Graham Moss (12)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Alan Noonan (77)
W. S. Crichton Medal Recipient(s): Graham Moss

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Des Tuddenham
Vice-Captain(s): Alan Noonan

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Amos, Robert #11 12 R02-R04, R08-R14, R16-R17 3
Andrews, Ron #4 16 R01-R09, R16-R22 0
Beaumont, Steve #3 11 R01-R02, R04-R06, R11-R15, R18 9
Cassin, John #9 14 R01-R10, R13-R15, R19 9
Close, Robin #19 5 R01-R05 8
Crow, Max #43 10 R07-R10, R13-R18 12
Daniel, Peter #28 3 R13-R15 0
Ellen, Russell #30 7 R16-R22 2
Fields, Neville #1 21 R01-R12, R14-R22 19
Fitzpatrick, Gary #51 7 R16-R22 6
Fletcher, Ken #21 19 R01-R03, R05-R08, R10-R14, R16-R22 8
Foulds, Garry #38 8 R08-R10, R18-R22 14
Grinter, Barry #18 7 R05-R07, R19-R22 2
Gross, Don #15 1 R07 1
Hartigan, Dean #41 8 R15-R22 0
Hickmott, Peter #23 8 R01-R04, R11-R13, R21 4
Jenkin, Graeme #14 18 R01-R17, R19 9
Lowe, Garry #37 8 R04, R08-R12, R20, R22 0
Madden, Simon #27 6 R15, R18-R22 18
McKenzie, Don #24 11 R01-R02, R05-R06, R09-R12, R14, R21-R22 0
Moloney, Laurie #34 21 R01-R21 1
Moss, Graham #25 20 R01-R08, R10-R14, R16-R22 11
Newton, Rob #2 8 R01-R04, R10-R13 6
Noonan, Alan #10 21 R01-R14, R16-R22 77
Park, Tom #54 3 R15-R17 0
Parkes, Gary #5 14 R01-R13, R15 0
Perry, Greg #16 15 R01-R09, R11-R12, R15-R18 0
Pryor, Geoff #31 22 R01-R22 0
Roberts, Ken #6 7 R07-R12, R15 11
Robins, Stephen #56 2 R20, R22 0
Schultz, Graeme #12 16 R03-R06, R11-R22 12
Shaw, Robert #26 5 R06, R09, R13-R15 1
Smith, Ray #35 22 R01-R22 0
Staehr, Howard #32 2 R13-R14 0
Tuddenham, Des #8 21 R01-R07, R09-R22 18
Tyler, Trevor #17 1 R01 0
Wellington, Pat #39 17 R03, R05-R10, R13-R22 13
Wilson, Andy #33 21 R01-R12, R14-R22 25
Wright, Ross #20 2 R07-R08 0

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Tuddenham, Des 22 10 -0- 12 R01-R22

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
06/04/1974 Round 1 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 17 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
15/04/1974 Round 2 South Melbourne HOME WIN ESS by 72 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
20/04/1974 Round 3 St Kilda HOME WIN ESS by 5 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
27/04/1974 Round 4 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 26 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
04/05/1974 Round 5 Geelong HOME WIN ESS by 24 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
11/05/1974 Round 6 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 50 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
18/05/1974 Round 7 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 10 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
25/05/1974 Round 8 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 8 Des Tuddenham Alan Noonan
01/06/1974 Round 9 North Melbourne AWAY WIN ESS by 30 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
08/06/1974 Round 10 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 35 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
15/06/1974 Round 11 Melbourne AWAY WIN ESS by 35 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
22/06/1974 Round 12 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 33 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
29/06/1974 Round 13 South Melbourne AWAY WIN ESS by 14 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
06/07/1974 Round 14 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 80 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
13/07/1974 Round 15 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 41 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
20/07/1974 Round 16 Geelong AWAY WIN ESS by 16 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
27/07/1974 Round 17 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 29 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
03/08/1974 Round 18 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 47 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
10/08/1974 Round 19 Fitzroy HOME WIN ESS by 98 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
17/08/1974 Round 20 North Melbourne HOME LOSS NOR by 10 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
24/08/1974 Round 21 Carlton AWAY WIN ESS by 6 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
31/08/1974 Round 22 Melbourne HOME WIN ESS by 34 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham