1974 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1974 between Essendon and Carlton during round 10 of the 1974 VFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill. Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with Alan Noonan as vice-captain. John Nicholls captained the visitors with Robert Walls as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by John Nicholls.

Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Amos, J. Cassin, M. Crow, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, G. Foulds, G. Jenkin, G. Lowe, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, G. Moss, R. Newton, G. Parkes, G. Pryor, K. Roberts, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, G. Crane, C. Davis, D. Dickson, B. Doull, P. Hall, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, G. Southby, V. Waite

Essendon (9.14.68) were defeated by Carlton (16.7.103).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Noonan (5), K. Roberts (2), K. Fletcher, D. Tuddenham
Carlton: C. Davis (6), A. Jesaulenko (5), J. Nicholls (2), R. Ashman, T. Keogh, D. McKay

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 8 June 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 24,466

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Carlton
Score: 9.14.68 - 16.7.103

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 3 4 . 5 7 . 8 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Carlton 4 . 3 8 . 4 12 . 6 16 . 7 16 . 7 (103)
Margin CARL by 6 CARL by 23 CARL by 28 CARL by 35 CARL by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Des Tuddenham (Essendon), John Nicholls (Carlton)
Captains: Des Tuddenham (Essendon), John Nicholls (Carlton)
Vice-Captains: Alan Noonan (Essendon), Robert Walls (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Dye

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Amos, Robert ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 3 ? 3 2
9 Cassin, John ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 0 ? 4 2
43 Crow, Max ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 ? 0 1
1 Fields, Neville ? ? 0 2 21 19 2 0 ? 6 3
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 1 0 21 20 1 4 ? 7 3
38 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 1 5 5 0 1 ? 2 0
14 Jenkin, Graeme ? ? 0 1 5 2 3 1 ? 2 5
37 Lowe, Garry ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 3 ? 0 2
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 5 ? 2 0
34 Moloney, Laurie ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 ? 3 1
25 Moss, Graham ? ? 0 2 23 15 8 8 ? 2 2
2 Newton, Rob ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 ? 0 1
10 Noonan, Alan (vc) ? ? 5 0 12 11 1 6 ? 3 2
5 Parkes, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 ? 2 2
31 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 ? 3 1
6 Roberts, Ken ? ? 2 2 13 10 3 2 ? 4 1
35 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 ? 1 1
8 Tuddenham, Des (c) ? ? 1 1 11 11 0 2 ? 3 2
39 Wellington, Pat ? ? 0 1 12 11 1 1 ? 3 1
33 Wilson, Andy ? ? 0 0 28 27 1 3 ? 2 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 9 14 239 210 29 47 0+ 52 32

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 2 ? 2 2
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 1 4 20 17 3 0 ? 4 4
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 21 20 1 5 ? 2 2
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 25 22 3 6 ? 4 3
23 Davis, Craig ? ? 6 1 11 10 1 5 ? 0 2
27 Dickson, David ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 6 ? 1 1
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 2 ? 4 2
31 Hall, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 4 ? 0 1
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 ? 1 2
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 5 1 16 15 1 2 ? 2 2
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 9 ? 2 3
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 1 0 24 20 4 2 ? 3 1
43 McKay, David ? ? 1 0 17 17 0 11 ? 1 8
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 2 0 5 3 2 1 ? 2 3
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 ? 1 1
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 ? 0 5
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 8 ? 0 1
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 1 ? 2 6
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 ? 1 1
42 Walls, Robert (vc) ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 6 ? 0 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 7 281 232 49 75 0+ 32 52

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s