1972 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1972 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1972 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
In the absence of Des Tuddenham, vice-captain Barry Davis captained the hosts.
Barry Bourke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Ian Ridley.
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), S. Barclay, G. Blethyn, B. Brown, J. Cassin, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Grainger, B. Grinter, L. Halley, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, G. Schultz, R. Smith, A. Wilson
Melbourne
B. Bourke (capt.), S. Alves, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, P. Callery, D. Clark, J. Clennett, M. Collins, W. Delmenico, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, N. Leary, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, L. Queay, J. Tilbrook, J. Townsend, G. Wells
Essendon (21.14.140) defeated Melbourne (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Blethyn (5), K. Roberts (4), J. Cassin (3), A. Noonan (3), N. Fields, K. Fletcher, B. Grinter, G. Parkes, G. Schultz, A. Wilson
Melbourne: G. Parke (4), P. Keenan (3), S. Alves (2), G. Wells (2), D. Clark, J. Clennett, J. Tilbrook
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 July 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,318
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 11 | 21 | . | 14 | 21 | . | 14 | (140) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 45 | ESSE by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Ian Ridley
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Barry Bourke
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sleeth
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Brown, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Grainger, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 14 | 266 | 236 | 30 | 68 | 28 | 44 | 46 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 17 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Clennett, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Collins, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Delmenico, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| 41 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Leary, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Molloy, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Queay, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Tilbrook, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | 250 | 225 | 25 | 78 | 31 | 46 | 44 | |||