1974 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1974 between Essendon and Geelong during round 5 of the 1974 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
Sam Newman captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Graham Farmer.
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, J. Cassin, R. Close, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, B. Grinter, G. Jenkin, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, G. Moss, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Pryor, G. Schultz, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Geelong
S. Newman (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, R. Blake, M. Browne, R. Browne, D. Clarke, L. Crawford, P. Doyle, T. Evans, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Woolnough
Essendon (12.26.98) defeated Geelong (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Beaumont (3), G. Schultz (2), R. Close, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, B. Grinter, G. Jenkin, A. Noonan, A. Wilson
Geelong: R. Blake (3), T. Evans (3), D. Clarke (2), M. Browne, P. Doyle
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Geelong remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 4 May 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
19,123
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 26 | 12 | . | 26 | (98) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 8 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Graham Farmer
(Geelong)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Sam Newman
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Alan Noonan
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Lyons
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Beaumont, Steve | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | ? | 0 | 6 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 7 | ? | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 5 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | ? | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 4 | ? | 5 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 26 | 305 | 243 | 62 | 68 | 0+ | 40 | 36 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ainsworth, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 11 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Browne, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | ? | 6 | 2 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 6 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Crawford, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Doyle, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Evans, Tim | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 8 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 1 | ? | 8 | 1 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | ? | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | ? | 2 | 7 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ? | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 14 | 258 | 198 | 60 | 70 | 0+ | 40 | 40 | |||