1974 VFL Round 1: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 6 April 1974 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 1 of the 1974 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
Wayne Richardson captained the hosts with Len Thompson as vice-captain.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Neil Mann and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Bisset, J. Clifton, I. Cooper, P. Cranage, R. Dean, R. Dunne, G. Dunstan, D. Gott, B. Heard, A. Holmes, P. Manassa, P. McKenna, R. Oborne, B. Price, M. Richardson, R. Shaw, G. Shephard, J. Williams
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, J. Cassin, R. Close, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, P. Hickmott, G. Jenkin, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, G. Moss, R. Newton, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Pryor, R. Smith, T. Tyler, A. Wilson
Collingwood (17.15.117) defeated Essendon (15.10.100).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Oborne (4), G. Bisset (3), B. Heard (3), G. Dunstan (2), P. McKenna (2), R. Dunne, W. Richardson, R. Shaw
Essendon: P. Hickmott (3), G. Moss (3), D. Tuddenham (3), R. Close (2), A. Noonan (2), J. Cassin, A. Wilson
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 6th on the ladder and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 6 April 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
30,493
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Essendon
Score:
17.15.117 - 15.10.100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 15 | (117) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Margin | COLL by 15 | COLL by 25 | ESSE by 4 | COLL by 17 | COLL by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Mann
(Collingwood),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Wayne Richardson
(Collingwood),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
Alan Noonan
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 3 | ? | 6 | 5 |
| 21 | Clifton, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Cooper, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Cranage, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 26 | Dean, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 6 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Dunstan, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Gott, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Heard, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Holmes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Price, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Richardson, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 3 | ? | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | ? | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Shephard, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Thompson, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 15 | 266 | 236 | 30 | 58 | 0+ | 53 | 44 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Beaumont, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | ? | 1 | 6 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | ? | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | Tyler, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 3 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 10 | 270 | 209 | 61 | 52 | 0+ | 44 | 53 | |||