1974 VFL Round 2: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1974 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 2 of the 1974 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
Peter Bedford captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Graeme John.
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Amos, 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, A. Wilson
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), V. Aanensen, R. Ball, B. Beecroft, G. Brice, R. Cook, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, R. Grima, S. Gull, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, J. Prentice, M. Robertson, N. Stibbard, R. Stibbard, I. Thomson, G. Wilson, B. Woodman
Essendon (21.24.150) defeated South Melbourne (10.18.78).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Noonan (6), A. Wilson (5), J. Cassin (3), R. Close (2), N. Fields (2), G. Jenkin, R. Newton, D. Tuddenham
South Melbourne: R. Grima (3), V. Aanensen, P. Bedford, G. Brice, G. Lambert, J. Prentice, N. Stibbard, G. Wilson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 7th) and South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Monday 15 April 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
25,347
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
21.24.150 - 10.18.78
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 18 | 21 | . | 24 | 21 | . | 24 | (150) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Margin | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 76 | ESSE by 77 | ESSE by 72 | ESSE by 72 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Graeme John
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Alan Noonan
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Beaumont, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 6 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 24 | 277 | 242 | 35 | 71 | 24 | 33 | 45 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aanensen, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 | Ball, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Cook, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Grima, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Gull, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Prentice, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Robertson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 25 | Stibbard, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Stibbard, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Thomson, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Wilson, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 18 | 265 | 215 | 50 | 57 | 22 | 45 | 33 | |||