1972 VFL Round 8: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1972 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 8 of the 1972 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
David Dench captained the hosts.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Brian Dixon and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), P. Baker, G. Cowton, V. Doolan, J. Douglas, J. Duthie, P. Feltham, K. Greig, B. Hall, K. Haywood, J. Hopgood, G. Joseph, S. Kekovich, S. Mitchell, K. Montgomery, B. Mulvihill, B. Nunn, D. Pagan, D. Pretty, P. Ryan
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, J. Cassin, R. Close, P. Daniel, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, B. Grinter, W. Headlam, K. Hogan, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, A. Noonan, G. Perry, K. Roberts, S. Talbot, J. Williams, A. Wilson
North Melbourne (8.13.61) were defeated by Essendon (14.12.96).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Kekovich (2), S. Mitchell (2), P. Baker, V. Doolan, J. Douglas, J. Hopgood
Essendon: G. Blethyn (3), W. Headlam (3), J. Cassin (2), G. Perry (2), R. Close, N. Fields, K. Hogan, D. Tuddenham
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
14,091
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
8.13.61 - 14.12.96
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Margin | NMLB by 7 | ESSE by 43 | ESSE by 44 | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brian Dixon
(North Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Sheales
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Dench, David (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Doolan, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Douglas, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | Duthie, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | Hall, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Haywood, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Hopgood, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| 33 | Joseph, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | Mitchell, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Mulvihill, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Nunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Pretty, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 13 | 277 | 219 | 58 | 53 | 29 | 39 | 36 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 29 | Hogan, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | 277 | 235 | 42 | 89 | 31 | 36 | 39 | |||