1972 VFL Round 21: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1972 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 21 of the 1972 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Kevin Murray captained the hosts.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), N. Brown, R. Crow, N. Dare, J. Formosa, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, J. Murphy, G. Noonan, B. Padley, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, G. Robertson, L. Robertson, D. Searl, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Wilson
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, J. Cassin, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, B. Grinter, L. Halley, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, K. Roberts, G. Schultz, R. Smith, J. Williams, A. Wilson
Fitzroy (14.20.104) were defeated by Essendon (18.11.119).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Noonan (3), N. Dare (2), W. Irwin (2), T. Lloyd (2), J. Murphy (2), G. Wilson (2), N. Brown
Essendon: G. Blethyn (4), A. Wilson (4), H. Delahunty (3), B. Davis (2), K. Roberts (2), N. Fields, A. Noonan, G. Schultz
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Essendon remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1972
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
17,252
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 20 | 14 | . | 20 | (104) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 11 | (119) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | FITZ by 29 | FITZ by 3 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Sheales
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | Formosa, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 2 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Molloy, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Murphy, John | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Noonan, Gerry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | Robertson, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 20 | 276 | 230 | 46 | 69 | 31 | 42 | 37 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 36 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 11 | 285 | 242 | 43 | 88 | 17 | 37 | 42 | |||