1969 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1969 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1969 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Don McKenzie captained the hosts with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
Kevin Murray captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Essendon
D. McKenzie (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, G. Blethyn, R. Close, P. Daniel, K. Egan, J. Ellis, K. Fletcher, T. Fordham, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Pryor, P. Sproule, I. Stevenson, L. Stillman, B. Thompson, J. Williams
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, N. Brown, R. Crow, N. Dare, D. Herrod, C. Hobbs, B. Hodgkin, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, B. Padley, D. Peoples, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, B. Sykes, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg
Essendon (19.18.132) defeated Fitzroy (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Noonan (8), R. Close (2), J. Ellis (2), P. Sproule (2), G. Blethyn, P. Daniel, B. Davis, T. Fordham, G. Gosper
Fitzroy: D. Searl (7), A. Ruscuklic (2), R. Crow, I. McCrae, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, D. Peoples
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1969 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 9 August 1969
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,554
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 18 | 19 | . | 18 | (132) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 44 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Don McKenzie
(Essendon),
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Sheales
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Egan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Ellis, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Stevenson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Stillman, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Thompson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 18 | 343 | 274 | 69 | 118 | 17 | 44 | 46 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Andrews, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Herrod, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Hobbs, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 51 | Hodgkin, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Lazarus, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | McCrae, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Newnham, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Peoples, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 53 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 7 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Sykes, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Wood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Zunneberg, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | 274 | 227 | 47 | 74 | 32 | 46 | 44 | |||