1974 VFL Round 3: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1974 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 3 of the 1974 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at VFL Park.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
Barry Lawrence captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, J. Cassin, R. Close, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, P. Hickmott, G. Jenkin, L. Moloney, G. Moss, R. Newton, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Pryor, G. Schultz, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
St Kilda
B. Lawrence (capt.), P. Bell, N. Besanko, P. Callery, G. Colling, B. Duperouzel, G. Elliott, R. Galt, R. Greene, W. Judson, J. Manzie, J. Moran, B. Mynott, K. Neale, T. Payze, R. Reynolds, J. Sarau, S. Theodore, S. Trott, G. Young
Essendon (16.14.110) defeated St Kilda (15.15.105).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Noonan (7), R. Close (2), N. Fields (2), P. Hickmott, G. Jenkin, G. Moss, R. Newton, A. Wilson
St Kilda: R. Reynolds (4), G. Colling (2), B. Duperouzel (2), S. Theodore (2), P. Bell, P. Callery, G. Elliott, R. Galt, G. Young
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and St Kilda were then 5th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 20 April 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
35,064
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Margin | STKL by 3 | STKL by 18 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Barry Lawrence
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Alan Noonan
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
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 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 6 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 11 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 8 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 7 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 7 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 4 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | 308 | 241 | 67 | 76 | 0+ | 31 | 35 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Besanko, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Callery, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | ? | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Duperouzel, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 7 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Greene, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Judson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Lawrence, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Manzie, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Moran, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Mynott, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Neale, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Payze, Travis | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 8 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Reynolds, Russell | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Sarau, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 8 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Theodore, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Trott, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Young, George | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 15 | 282 | 222 | 60 | 66 | 0+ | 35 | 31 | |||