1972 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1972 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 6 of the 1972 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Frank Davis captained the hosts.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ian Ridley and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, P. Callery, D. Clark, J. Clennett, M. Collins, R. Dillon, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. McSpeerin, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, H. Ritterman, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, M. Walker, G. Wells
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, J. Cassin, R. Close, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, B. Grinter, D. Gross, L. Halley, K. Hogan, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Perry, K. Roberts, G. Schultz, S. Talbot, J. Williams
Melbourne (16.13.109) defeated Essendon (12.13.85).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Callery (3), J. Clennett (3), P. Keenan (3), J. Townsend (3), G. Parke (2), S. Alves, H. Ritterman
Essendon: G. Blethyn (5), R. Close (2), L. Halley, L. Moloney, A. Noonan, G. Schultz, D. Tuddenham
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
41,357
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | MELB by 7 | ESSE by 8 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Ridley
(Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Frank Davis
(Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Matheson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Clennett, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Collins, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Dillon, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 50 | McSpeerin, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Molloy, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Ritterman, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | Walker, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | 269 | 239 | 30 | 83 | 36 | 30 | 43 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Hogan, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | 229 | 211 | 18 | 59 | 24 | 43 | 30 | |||