1973 VFL Round 21: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1973 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 21 of the 1973 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with John Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), G. Austen, R. Crow, C. Cruse, N. Dare, J. Formosa, W. Irwin, A. Lukas, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, K. Murray, K. O'Keeffe, D. Rhodes, L. Richards, G. Robertson, L. Robertson, D. Searl, R. Serafini, D. Wall, G. Wilson
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, J. Cassin, R. Close, H. Delahunty, J. Emin, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, P. Hickmott, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, G. Moss, G. Perry, G. Pryor, G. Schultz, R. Smith, S. Talbot, A. Wilson
Fitzroy (13.22.100) defeated Essendon (9.23.77).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Murphy (3), R. Serafini (3), G. Austen, C. Cruse, W. Irwin, D. McMahon, L. Richards, G. Robertson, D. Wall
Essendon: N. Fields (2), D. Tuddenham (2), J. Cassin, R. Close, K. Fletcher, P. Hickmott, A. Wilson
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1973 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 25 August 1973
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,675
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 22 | 13 | . | 22 | (100) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 23 | 9 | . | 23 | (77) |
| Margin | level | FITZ by 25 | FITZ by 17 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
John Williams
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| 39 | Cruse, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Dare, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Formosa, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 34 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | Rhodes, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Robertson, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 22 | 264 | 208 | 56 | 60 | 19 | 52 | 44 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 49 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 | Emin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 23 | 227 | 197 | 30 | 59 | 19 | 44 | 52 | |||