1973 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1973 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 10 of the 1973 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
In the absence of Des Tuddenham, vice-captain John Williams captained the hosts with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
John Murphy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Graham Donaldson.
Essendon
J. Williams (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Close, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, R. Ellen, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, P. Hickmott, L. Moloney, G. Moss, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Pryor, K. Roberts, G. Schultz, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson, R. Wright
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), N. Brown, R. Crow, C. Cruse, N. Dare, K. Hayes, W. Irwin, T. Lloyd, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, K. Murray, B. Padley, G. Renwick, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, L. Robertson, R. Sault, R. Serafini, D. Wall, G. Wilson
Essendon (15.17.107) defeated Fitzroy (14.13.97).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Wilson (3), R. Close (2), N. Fields (2), G. Schultz (2), P. Wellington (2), H. Delahunty, G. Moss, A. Noonan, G. Parkes
Fitzroy: G. Wilson (5), N. Brown (2), R. Serafini (2), N. Dare, W. Irwin, D. McMahon, J. Murphy, D. Wall
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 9 June 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,632
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Fitzroy | 6 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Margin | FITZ by 37 | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 15 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
John Williams
(Essendon),
John Murphy
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Alan Noonan
(Essendon),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Williams, John (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 55 | Wright, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 17 | 255 | 221 | 34 | 66 | 26 | 44 | 49 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 5 |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Cruse, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Hayes, Kerrin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 37 | Renwick, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Sault, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | 244 | 212 | 32 | 52 | 30 | 49 | 44 | |||