1972 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1972 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 10 of the 1972 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at VFL Park.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
Kevin Murray captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Graham Donaldson.
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, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, A. Noonan, G. Perry, K. Roberts, G. Schultz, S. Talbot, J. Williams, A. Wilson
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, R. Crow, J. Formosa, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, B. McKenzie, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, B. Padley, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, G. Robertson, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, R. Serafini, A. Thompson, G. Wilson
Essendon (14.17.101) defeated Fitzroy (15.9.99).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Blethyn (4), N. Fields (3), G. Perry (2), G. Schultz (2), J. Cassin, R. Close, W. Headlam
Fitzroy: L. Richards (3), T. Lloyd (2), B. Padley (2), A. Ruscuklic (2), R. Serafini (2), G. Wilson (2), J. Formosa, J. Murphy
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 3 June 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
26,791
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Margin | level | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Artso
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | 259 | 230 | 29 | 84 | 20 | 35 | 41 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Andrews, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Formosa, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | McKenzie, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 5 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Molloy, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 26 | Robertson, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 9 | 282 | 231 | 51 | 71 | 35 | 41 | 35 | |||