1971 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1971 between Essendon and Geelong during round 5 of the 1971 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with John Williams as vice-captain.
Bill Goggin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Johnny Birt and the visitors were coached by Bill McMaster.
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, B. Dodson, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Grainger, B. Grinter, D. Gross, L. Halley, R. Hampson, W. Headlam, K. Hogan, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Schultz, P. Sproule, S. Talbot
Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), P. Brown, D. Clarke, W. Closter, T. Farman, T. Gilmore, I. Hampshire, D. Harris, B. Martella, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Palfreyman, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, P. Stephens, P. Stevens, H. Strahan, D. Wade, M. Woolnough, W. Yates
Essendon (21.15.141) defeated Geelong (16.12.108).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Blethyn (5), D. Gross (5), A. Noonan (5), G. Schultz (3), G. Grainger (2), B. Dodson
Geelong: D. Wade (4), P. Brown (2), I. Nankervis (2), B. Ryan (2), M. Woolnough (2), T. Gilmore, B. Goggin, K. Newland, P. Stephens
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 1 May 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,429
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 8 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 5 | 18 | . | 9 | 21 | . | 15 | 21 | . | 15 | (141) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 0 | 10 | . | 2 | 14 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| Margin | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Johnny Birt
(Essendon),
Bill McMaster
(Geelong)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Bill Goggin
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
John Williams
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sleeth
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 41 | Dodson, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Grainger, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Hampson, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Hogan, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 15 | 285 | 237 | 48 | 81 | 24 | 34 | 45 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Farman, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Gilmore, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Harris, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Martella, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Palfreyman, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Strahan, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Yates, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 12 | 314 | 239 | 75 | 63 | 30 | 45 | 34 | |||