1973 VFL Round 22: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1973 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 22 of the 1973 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill. In the absence of Des Tuddenham, vice-captain John Williams captained the hosts with Alan Noonan as vice-captain. Wayne Richardson captained the visitors with Len Thompson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Neil Mann.

Essendon
J. Williams (capt.), A. Noonan (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. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Pryor, G. Schultz, R. Smith, A. Wilson

Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), L. Adamson, A. Atkinson, G. Beck, G. Bisset, P. Cranage, R. Dunne, D. Gott, B. Heard, G. Jenkin, R. Kink, P. Manassa, P. McKenna, R. Oborne, D. O'Callaghan, B. Price, M. Richardson, D. Salmon, R. Wearmouth

Essendon (16.6.102) were defeated by Collingwood (17.10.112).

Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Close (3), J. Cassin (2), A. Noonan (2), G. Parkes (2), G. Schultz (2), A. Wilson (2), K. Fletcher, G. Moss, G. Perry
Collingwood: R. Dunne (4), G. Beck (2), G. Bisset (2), B. Heard (2), P. McKenna (2), R. Oborne (2), M. Richardson (2), B. Price

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 22
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 1 September 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 28,049

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Collingwood
Score: 16.6.102 - 17.10.112

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 4 7 . 4 12 . 6 16 . 6 16 . 6 (102)
Collingwood 4 . 1 10 . 3 14 . 7 17 . 10 17 . 10 (112)
Margin ESSE by 3 COLL by 17 COLL by 13 COLL by 10 COLL by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Des Tuddenham (Essendon), Neil Mann (Collingwood)
Captains: John Williams (Essendon), Wayne Richardson (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Alan Noonan (Essendon), Len Thompson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Amos, Robert ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 0 1 0
49 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 4 0 2 4
9 Cassin, John ? ? 2 0 14 12 2 3 0 0 6
19 Close, Robin ? ? 3 2 16 13 3 7 0 2 6
40 Delahunty, Hugh ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 1 2
29 Emin, John ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 0 1
1 Fields, Neville ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 5 3
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 1 0 21 19 2 6 0 2 0
23 Hickmott, Peter ? ? 0 1 19 16 3 3 0 4 1
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 1 3 0
34 Moloney, Laurie ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 4 0 3 0
25 Moss, Graham ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 4 13 0 2
10 Noonan, Alan (avc) ? ? 2 1 7 6 1 2 0 1 0
5 Parkes, Gary ? ? 2 0 12 11 1 3 0 1 4
16 Perry, Greg ? ? 1 1 10 9 1 3 7 5 3
31 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 0 2 0
12 Schultz, Graeme ? ? 2 1 11 10 1 0 0 3 1
35 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 0 0 3 1
22 Williams, John (ac) ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 0 1 1
33 Wilson, Andy ? ? 2 0 23 22 1 1 0 3 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 6 247 219 28 54 21 42 37

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
33 Adamson, Lee ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 10 0 2 0
16 Atkinson, Alan ? ? 0 1 15 8 7 1 0 2 2
53 Beck, Greg ? ? 2 1 16 15 1 3 0 4 2
4 Bisset, George ? ? 2 0 18 14 4 4 0 2 2
19 Cranage, Paul ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 1 0 2 4
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 4 1 14 12 2 5 0 2 2
34 Gott, Doug ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 1 0 1
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 2 0 8 4 4 2 3 0 0
14 Jenkin, Graeme ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 2 4 0 4
45 Kink, Rene ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Manassa, Phil ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
6 McKenna, Peter ? ? 2 1 4 4 0 3 0 0 2
8 Oborne, Rod ? ? 2 0 15 11 4 7 0 3 1
29 O'Callaghan, Denis ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 4
3 Price, Barry ? ? 1 0 16 11 5 2 0 2 2
18 Richardson, Max ? ? 2 2 20 15 5 4 0 2 2
1 Richardson, Wayne (c) ? ? 0 1 32 28 4 5 1 5 5
24 Salmon, Daryl ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 4 0 4 2
2 Thompson, Len (vc) ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 1 35 4 4
5 Wearmouth, Ronnie ? ? 0 1 23 19 4 5 0 2 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 17 10 263 207 56 64 44 37 42

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s