1973 VFL Round 7: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1973 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 7 of the 1973 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with John Williams as vice-captain.
Barry Davis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), R. Close, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, P. Hickmott, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, G. Moss, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Pryor, K. Roberts, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson, R. Wright
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), P. Baker, A. Briedis, G. Cowton, D. Dench, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, R. Muir, B. Nunn, R. Peterson, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Wade
Essendon (20.24.144) defeated North Melbourne (11.8.74).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Roberts (6), A. Wilson (3), N. Fields (2), A. Noonan (2), G. Parkes (2), R. Close, K. Fletcher, G. Moss, G. Perry, P. Wellington
North Melbourne: D. Wade (6), S. Kekovich (2), P. Baker, R. Peterson, W. Schimmelbusch
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
26,906
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
20.24.144 - 11.8.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 20 | 20 | . | 24 | 20 | . | 24 | (144) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Margin | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 54 | ESSE by 70 | ESSE by 70 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
John Williams
(Essendon),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 6 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | Wright, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 24 | 262 | 224 | 38 | 69 | 26 | 42 | 46 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Nunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | 226 | 188 | 38 | 49 | 44 | 46 | 42 | |||