1973 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1973 between Essendon and Geelong during round 5 of the 1973 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with John Williams as vice-captain.
Geoff Ainsworth captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Graham Farmer.
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), R. Close, P. Daniel, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gross, L. Halley, P. Hickmott, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, G. Moss, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, K. Roberts, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson, R. Wright
Geelong
G. Ainsworth (capt.), G. Andrews, D. Barkley, D. Clarke, W. Closter, T. Evans, T. Farman, T. Gilmore, I. Hampshire, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Linke, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, I. Russell, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens
Essendon (16.26.122) defeated Geelong (15.16.106).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Noonan (3), R. Close (2), K. Roberts (2), D. Tuddenham (2), P. Wellington (2), A. Wilson (2), N. Fields, G. Moss, G. Perry
Geelong: D. Clarke (2), W. Closter (2), B. Nankervis (2), I. Nankervis (2), K. Newland (2), D. Barkley, K. Higgins, I. Russell, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Geelong remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
19,007
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 18 | 16 | . | 26 | 16 | . | 26 | (122) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Margin | GEEL by 12 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Graham Farmer
(Geelong)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Geoff Ainsworth
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
John Williams
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Artso
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 55 | Wright, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 26 | 267 | 234 | 33 | 70 | 27 | 39 | 36 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ainsworth, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Barkley, David | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Evans, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Farman, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Gilmore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 34 | Linke, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
| 37 | Russell, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 16 | 254 | 195 | 59 | 62 | 17 | 36 | 39 | |||