1974 VFL Round 8: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1974 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 8 of the 1974 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts with Laurie Richards as vice-captain.
In the absence of Des Tuddenham, vice-captain Alan Noonan captained the visitors with Geoff Pryor as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Donaldson and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), L. Richards (vice-capt.), G. Austen, G. Booth, R. Brain, J. Duckworth, D. Harrington, K. Hayes, W. Irwin, H. Merrigan, S. Molloy, K. Murray, G. Noonan, K. O'Keeffe, L. Robertson, D. Searl, C. Smith, N. Taylor, D. Wall, G. Wilson
Essendon
A. Noonan (capt.), G. Pryor (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, J. Cassin, M. Crow, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, G. Foulds, G. Jenkin, G. Lowe, L. Moloney, G. Moss, G. Parkes, G. Perry, K. Roberts, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson, R. Wright
Fitzroy (16.11.107) defeated Essendon (14.15.99).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: L. Richards (3), N. Taylor (3), G. Austen (2), D. Wall (2), K. Hayes, W. Irwin, J. Murphy, G. Noonan, C. Smith, G. Wilson
Essendon: R. Amos (3), P. Wellington (3), J. Cassin (2), A. Noonan (2), N. Fields, G. Foulds, G. Jenkin, K. Roberts
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
15,045
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 18 | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Alan Noonan
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Laurie Richards
(Fitzroy),
Geoff Pryor
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Booth, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 41 | Brain, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Duckworth, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Harrington, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Hayes, Kerrin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 7 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Molloy, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 8 | ? | 5 | 5 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Noonan, Gerry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 4 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Robertson, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 6 | ? | 6 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 11 | 318 | 227 | 91 | 65 | 0+ | 47 | 40 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | ? | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | ? | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 43 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 4 | ? | 6 | 5 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 37 | Lowe, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (ac) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | ? | 7 | 4 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 3 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Wright, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | 257 | 218 | 39 | 50 | 0+ | 39 | 42 | |||