1973 VFL Round 19: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1973 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 19 of the 1973 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with John Williams as vice-captain.
Stan Alves captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Ian Ridley.
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, R. Close, H. Delahunty, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, W. Headlam, P. Hickmott, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, G. Moss, A. Noonan, G. Perry, G. Pryor, G. Schultz, R. Smith, T. Tyler, A. Wilson
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, B. Bourke, P. Callery, F. Davis, C. Ditterich, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, G. MacDonald, G. Osborne, G. Parke, H. Ritterman, T. Sullivan, G. Swan, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells
Essendon (17.13.115) defeated Melbourne (15.11.101).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Noonan (7), G. Schultz (4), R. Close (3), W. Headlam, P. Hickmott, G. Perry
Melbourne: G. MacDonald (3), S. Alves (2), A. Dullard (2), G. Hardeman (2), H. Ritterman (2), G. Swan (2), P. Keenan, J. Tilbrook
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 August 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,008
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 7 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Margin | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Ian Ridley
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Stan Alves
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
John Williams
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 49 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 7 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Tyler, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 13 | 271 | 228 | 43 | 77 | 25 | 50 | 43 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 45 | MacDonald, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Ritterman, Henry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Swan, Glenn | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Tilbrook, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | 254 | 219 | 35 | 63 | 31 | 43 | 50 | |||