1974 VFL Round 6: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1974 between Footscray and Essendon during round 6 of the 1974 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Laurie Sandilands captained the hosts.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Austin, G. Casey, G. Dempsey, I. Dunstan, G. Gingell, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, G. Merrington, I. Morrison, G. Parke, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Rasmussen, B. Round, I. Salmon, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Whitten
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, J. Cassin, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, B. Grinter, G. Jenkin, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, G. Moss, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Pryor, G. Schultz, R. Shaw, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Footscray (17.12.114) defeated Essendon (8.16.64).
Goalkickers
Footscray: P. Welsh (5), K. Templeton (4), R. Huppatz (3), L. Sandilands (3), G. Jennings, I. Salmon
Essendon: S. Beaumont, J. Cassin, B. Grinter, G. Jenkin, G. Moss, A. Noonan, G. Schultz, P. Wellington
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
26,309
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 12 | (114) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Margin | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 22 | FOOT by 22 | FOOT by 50 | FOOT by 50 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Rose
(Footscray),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Laurie Sandilands
(Footscray),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Alan Noonan
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Austin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 9 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 37 | Gingell, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 7 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 5 | ? | 4 | 5 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 39 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 16 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 9 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Rasmussen, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 10 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Salmon, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 10 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 11 | ? | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 12 | 328 | 253 | 75 | 107 | 0+ | 46 | 39 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | ? | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Beaumont, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | ? | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 6 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | ? | 6 | 2 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 10 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 8 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 16 | 288 | 226 | 62 | 85 | 0+ | 39 | 46 | |||