1973 VFL Round 16: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1973 between Geelong and Essendon during round 16 of the 1973 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Geoff Ainsworth captained the hosts.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with John Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Farmer and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Geelong
G. Ainsworth (capt.), G. Andrews, D. Clarke, W. Closter, G. Davidson, H. Davis, L. Donohue, T. Evans, T. Gilmore, I. Hampshire, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens, R. Whatman, M. Woolnough
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), R. Close, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gross, P. Hickmott, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, G. Moss, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Pryor, K. Roberts, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Geelong (12.10.82) defeated Essendon (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Clarke (6), K. Newland (2), P. Sarah (2), W. Closter, J. Hawkins
Essendon: A. Noonan (5), R. Close (2), D. Gross, G. Moss, G. Perry, A. Wilson
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
16,746
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 9 | ESSE by 11 | GEEL by 1 | GEEL by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Farmer
(Geelong),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Geoff Ainsworth
(Geelong),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
John Williams
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Hedger
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ainsworth, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | Davidson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Davis, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Evans, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Gilmore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Whatman, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | 250 | 210 | 40 | 75 | 18 | 53 | 44 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | 274 | 228 | 46 | 81 | 14 | 44 | 53 | |||