1974 VFL Round 9: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1974 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 9 of the 1974 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with, in the absence of David Dench, deputy vice-captain Barry Goodingham as vice-captain.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), B. Goodingham (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Blight, J. Burns, P. Chisnall, M. Dawson, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, R. Muir, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, B. Smith, R. Smith, D. Wade
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, J. Cassin, M. Crow, N. Fields, G. Foulds, G. Jenkin, G. Lowe, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Pryor, K. Roberts, R. Shaw, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
North Melbourne (11.15.81) were defeated by Essendon (16.15.111).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Wade (4), P. Baker (3), M. Dawson (2), M. Blight, R. Muir
Essendon: A. Noonan (6), P. Wellington (3), G. Foulds (2), K. Roberts (2), M. Crow, R. Shaw, A. Wilson
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 1 June 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
20,027
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
11.15.81 - 16.15.111
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Essendon | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Margin | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Goodingham
(North Melbourne),
Alan Noonan
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Hedger
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | ? | 3 | 5 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 9 | ? | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2 | ? | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 12 | ? | 2 | 6 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | ? | 4 | 4 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 6 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | ? | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Smith, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Smith, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | ? | 3 | 6 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | 264 | 225 | 39 | 72 | 0+ | 47 | 41 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 6 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 6 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 9 | ? | 0 | 5 |
| 37 | Lowe, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 6 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 9 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ? | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 7 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 15 | 263 | 221 | 42 | 85 | 0+ | 37 | 51 | |||