1972 VFL Round 4: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1972 between Essendon and Geelong during round 4 of the 1972 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
Doug Wade captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Bill McMaster.
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, J. Cassin, R. Close, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, G. Grainger, B. Grinter, D. Gross, L. Halley, P. Hickmott, K. Hogan, L. Moloney, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Perry, K. Roberts, S. Talbot, J. Williams
Geelong
D. Wade (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, D. Barkley, W. Closter, G. Davidson, T. Evans, I. Hampshire, D. Harris, K. Higgins, J. Kline, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, J. Scarlett, P. Stephens, H. Strahan, R. Whatman, J. Wright
Essendon (17.27.129) defeated Geelong (12.14.86).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Blethyn (7), K. Fletcher (3), N. Fields (2), A. Noonan (2), R. Close, D. Gross, L. Halley
Geelong: D. Wade (5), I. Hampshire (2), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, D. Barkley, I. Nankervis, K. Newland
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Geelong remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 22 April 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,862
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 27 | 17 | . | 27 | (129) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Margin | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 43 | ESSE by 43 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Bill McMaster
(Geelong)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Doug Wade
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 7 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Grainger, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Hogan, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 27 | 270 | 220 | 50 | 67 | 22 | 42 | 40 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ainsworth, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Barkley, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Davidson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Evans, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Harris, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Kline, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 18 | Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | Strahan, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Wade, Doug (c) | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | Whatman, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Wright, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | 271 | 232 | 39 | 77 | 28 | 40 | 42 | |||