1975 VFL Season: Essendon

Season Team Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Team: Essendon
Home Ground: Windy Hill

Team Results

Ladder Position: 8th (W-D-L: 10-0-12, P%: 90.7%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 36
Brownlow Leader(s): Graham Moss (18)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Alan Noonan (48)
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 20 R01-R10, R12-R18, R20-R22 9
Andrews, Ron #4 22 R01-R22 2
Beaumont, Steve #3 17 R01-R06, R09-R11, R13-R19, R22 23
Bell, Greg #28 9 R01-R09 0
Berry, Bill #46 3 R12, R19-R20 0
Boyse, Maurice #20 9 R08, R15-R22 1
Close, Robin #19 20 R01-R14, R17-R22 36
Demetriou, Jim #9 7 R01-R02, R05, R15-R16, R21-R22 2
Ellen, Russell #30 11 R01-R02, R04, R06-R08, R15-R18, R21 1
Fields, Neville #1 17 R01-R06, R10-R16, R19-R22 16
Fitzpatrick, Gary #7 6 R07-R08, R13, R20-R22 4
Fletcher, Ken #21 21 R01-R13, R15-R22 9
Foulds, Garry #38 13 R04-R16 9
Grinter, Barry #18 22 R01-R22 0
Hartigan, Dean #41 15 R01-R10, R12-R14, R16, R21 0
Hatcher, Graeme #16 6 R03, R12-R16 0
Hickmott, Peter #23 5 R03, R05, R11-R12, R19 2
Jenkin, Graeme #14 3 R09, R11, R14 1
Madden, Simon #27 19 R01-R07, R09-R14, R17-R22 37
McDonald, Paul #56 1 R18 0
Moloney, Laurie #34 15 R01-R04, R06-R11, R13-R14, R17-R18, R22 0
Moss, Graham #25 21 R01-R13, R15-R22 20
Newton, Rob #2 21 R01-R10, R12-R22 14
Noonan, Alan #10 22 R01-R22 48
Parkes, Gary #5 21 R01-R12, R14-R22 11
Radchenko, Andrew #55 1 R19 0
Roberts, Ken #6 10 R06, R10-R12, R14, R17, R19-R22 2
Robins, Stephen #24 4 R09-R11, R19 2
Shaw, Robert #26 7 R13-R18, R22 1
Smith, Ray #43 12 R01-R12 0
Tuddenham, Des #8 9 R01-R05, R07-R10 11
Tyler, Trevor #17 6 R11-R15, R20 0
Walsh, Brian #12 10 R13-R22 33
Watson, Larry #47 6 R17-R22 1
Wellington, Pat #39 15 R01-R08, R11, R15-R18, R20-R21 7
Wilson, Andy #33 14 R07-R20 21

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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)
05/04/1975 Round 1 St Kilda HOME WIN ESS by 69 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
12/04/1975 Round 2 South Melbourne AWAY WIN ESS by 29 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
19/04/1975 Round 3 Melbourne HOME WIN ESS by 17 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
25/04/1975 Round 4 Carlton AWAY WIN ESS by 17 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
03/05/1975 Round 5 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 18 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
10/05/1975 Round 6 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 11 Des Tuddenham Alan Noonan
17/05/1975 Round 7 Footscray AWAY WIN ESS by 41 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
24/05/1975 Round 8 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 26 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
31/05/1975 Round 9 North Melbourne AWAY WIN ESS by 15 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
07/06/1975 Round 10 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 47 Des Tuddenham Des Tuddenham
16/06/1975 Round 11 Hawthorn HOME LOSS HAW by 56 Des Tuddenham Alan Noonan
21/06/1975 Round 12 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 68 Des Tuddenham Alan Noonan
28/06/1975 Round 13 South Melbourne HOME WIN ESS by 18 Des Tuddenham Alan Noonan
05/07/1975 Round 14 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 80 Des Tuddenham Alan Noonan
12/07/1975 Round 15 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 25 Des Tuddenham Alan Noonan
19/07/1975 Round 16 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 38 Des Tuddenham Alan Noonan
26/07/1975 Round 17 Geelong AWAY WIN ESS by 15 Des Tuddenham Alan Noonan
02/08/1975 Round 18 Footscray HOME LOSS FOO by 44 Des Tuddenham Alan Noonan
09/08/1975 Round 19 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 39 Des Tuddenham Alan Noonan
16/08/1975 Round 20 North Melbourne HOME WIN ESS by 14 Des Tuddenham Alan Noonan
23/08/1975 Round 21 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 19 Des Tuddenham Alan Noonan
30/08/1975 Round 22 Hawthorn AWAY WIN ESS by 7 Des Tuddenham Alan Noonan