1973 VFL Round 18: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1973 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 18 of the 1973 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
Barry Davis captained the hosts.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with John Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), P. Baker, J. Burns, G. Cowton, D. Dench, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, J. Hopgood, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, D. Pagan, R. Peterson, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Wade
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, R. Close, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, W. Headlam, P. Hickmott, L. Moloney, G. Moss, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Pryor, G. Schultz, R. Smith, S. Talbot, A. Wilson
North Melbourne (13.13.91) were defeated by Essendon (14.10.94).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Wade (5), J. Hopgood (3), P. Baker (2), B. Davis, G. Farrant, R. Peterson
Essendon: A. Noonan (4), A. Wilson (3), N. Fields (2), G. Schultz (2), R. Close, G. Moss, G. Parkes
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 4 August 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
21,071
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
13.13.91 - 14.10.94
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Margin | ESSE by 19 | NMLB by 13 | NMLB by 3 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
John Williams
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Hopgood, Jeff | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | 311 | 244 | 67 | 67 | 31 | 37 | 46 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 10 | 263 | 212 | 51 | 50 | 22 | 46 | 37 | |||