1970 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1970 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1970 VFL season. Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill. Barry Davis captained the hosts. Frank Davis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by John Beckwith.

Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), R. Close, P. Daniel, J. Ellis, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, G. Grainger, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, L. Halley, W. Headlam, E. Lake, C. Payne, I. Payne, B. Pirouet, G. Pryor, P. Sproule, R. Thompson, J. Williams

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, B. Bourke, L. Burgmann, P. Callery, R. Carr, D. Clark, R. Dillon, D. Feldmann, J. Forster, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, R. McKenzie, G. Molloy, G. Parke, R. Payne, T. Sullivan, M. Walker, P. Weekes, G. Wells

Essendon (18.17.125) defeated Melbourne (12.17.89).

Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Close (5), J. Ellis (5), B. Davis (2), C. Payne (2), I. Payne (2), D. Gross, P. Sproule
Melbourne: G. Wells (3), B. Bourke (2), P. Keenan (2), R. Carr, G. Hardeman, G. Molloy, G. Parke, R. Payne

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 25 July 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 9,755

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Melbourne
Score: 18.17.125 - 12.17.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 0 . 3 10 . 10 12 . 11 18 . 17 18 . 17 (125)
Melbourne 4 . 5 5 . 7 11 . 15 12 . 17 12 . 17 (89)
Margin MELB by 26 ESSE by 33 ESSE by 2 ESSE by 36 ESSE by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Clarke (Essendon), John Beckwith (Melbourne)
Captains: Barry Davis (Essendon), Frank Davis (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Artso

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
19 Close, Robin ? ? 5 2 15 15 0 6 0 4 1
28 Daniel, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 5 0 2 1
32 Davis, Barry (c) ? ? 2 2 27 26 1 6 0 4 0
30 Ellis, John ? ? 5 1 16 9 7 6 0 1 0
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 0 1 18 15 3 5 0 2 3
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 6 0 3 0
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 1 19 17 2 4 0 4 3
4 Grainger, Gary ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 0 6 2 1
2 Greenwood, Bob ? ? 0 2 22 19 3 3 0 5 1
15 Gross, Don ? ? 1 1 19 14 5 6 0 4 2
44 Halley, Len ? ? 0 2 13 7 6 4 2 1 0
40 Headlam, Wayne ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 7 12 3 3
38 Lake, Eddie ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 2 0 13 10 3 3 1 1 1
3 Payne, Ian ? ? 2 2 17 16 1 6 0 1 2
9 Pirouet, Bryan ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 6 0 2 5
26 Sproule, Paul ? ? 1 3 21 14 7 1 0 2 3
43 Thompson, Robert ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 4 0 3 2
22 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 10 0 2 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 18 17 307 254 53 89 21 47 32

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 4 24 15 9 3 0 2 2
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 2 0 20 18 2 4 0 2 2
40 Burgmann, Lloyd ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 0 1 17 17 0 1 0 1 3
22 Carr, Ray ? ? 1 2 7 6 1 3 0 1 6
2 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 6 0 2 2
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 8 0 1 2
28 Feldmann, Derek ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 6 0 3 3
27 Forster, John ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 1 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 3 0 1 0
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 2 4 14 14 0 9 9 1 0
10 McKenzie, Robert ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 2 1 4 4
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 1 2 14 11 3 3 0 2 4
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 1 17 13 4 9 0 1 1
12 Payne, Rod ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 5 14 1 4
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 1 3
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 5 0 1 3
25 Weekes, Peter ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 2 1
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 3 2 20 16 4 2 0 4 6
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 17 259 218 41 71 24 32 47

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s