1972 VFL Round 19: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1972 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 19 of the 1972 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
David Dench captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Brian Dixon.
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, G. Blethyn, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, L. Halley, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, K. Roberts, G. Schultz, R. Smith, P. Wellington, J. Williams, A. Wilson
North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), P. Baker, M. Dawson, P. Doherty, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, J. Hopgood, G. Joseph, S. Mitchell, K. Montgomery, B. Nunn, D. Pagan, J. Perry, R. Peterson, D. Pretty, P. Robinson, P. Ryan
Essendon (21.14.140) defeated North Melbourne (14.11.95).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Blethyn (5), G. Schultz (5), A. Noonan (3), K. Roberts (2), D. Tuddenham (2), H. Delahunty, N. Fields, G. Parkes, G. Perry
North Melbourne: P. Doherty (3), P. Feltham (3), P. Baker (2), M. Dawson (2), K. Greig, R. Henshaw, G. Joseph, R. Peterson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
14,454
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
21.14.140 - 14.11.95
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 10 | 18 | . | 12 | 21 | . | 14 | 21 | . | 14 | (140) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 83 | ESSE by 72 | ESSE by 45 | ESSE by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Brian Dixon
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Coates
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 36 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 14 | 277 | 246 | 31 | 72 | 23 | 47 | 42 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Dench, David (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | Doherty, Phil | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hopgood, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 33 | Joseph, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | Mitchell, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Nunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Pretty, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 52 | Robinson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | 296 | 253 | 43 | 74 | 24 | 42 | 47 | |||