1974 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1974 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 11 of the 1974 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Essendon at VFL Park. Stan Alves captained the hosts. Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Alan Noonan as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.

Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Clark, W. Delmenico, C. Ditterich, A. Dullard, R. Flower, F. Giampaolo, G. Hardeman, P. Keays, P. Keenan, P. Slade, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells, P. Williamson, G. Wood

Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Amos, S. Beaumont, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, P. Hickmott, G. Jenkin, G. Lowe, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, G. Moss, R. Newton, G. Parkes, G. Perry, G. Pryor, K. Roberts, G. Schultz, R. Smith, A. Wilson

Melbourne (10.10.70) were defeated by Essendon (15.15.105).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Brewer (5), R. Flower (3), S. Alves, P. Williamson
Essendon: A. Noonan (5), R. Newton (3), A. Wilson (3), S. Beaumont (2), G. Moss, G. Schultz

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 15 June 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 21,396

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 10.10.70 - 15.15.105

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 3 5 . 4 9 . 5 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Essendon 5 . 5 7 . 7 12 . 10 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
Margin ESSE by 14 ESSE by 15 ESSE by 23 ESSE by 35 ESSE by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Skilton (Melbourne), Des Tuddenham (Essendon)
Captains: Stan Alves (Melbourne), Des Tuddenham (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Alan Noonan (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 1 0 15 10 5 2 ? 4 2
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 6 ? 1 4
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 ? 1 2
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 5 1 19 14 5 3 ? 1 1
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 ? 0 0
24 Delmenico, Wayne ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 5 ? 1 4
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 1 ? 1 0
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 7 ? 4 2
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 3 0 10 8 2 5 ? 2 2
43 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 6 ? 3 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 5 ? 3 2
51 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 ? 2 0
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 5 ? 1 2
38 Slade, Peter ? ? 0 1 18 13 5 2 ? 2 6
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 6 ? 1 2
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 3 ? 5 7
18 Tilbrook, Jim ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 ? 1 4
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 1 29 26 3 6 ? 6 0
30 Williamson, Peter ? ? 1 2 6 4 2 2 ? 0 1
27 Wood, Greg ? ? 0 1 17 13 4 4 ? 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 10 264 211 53 77 0+ 40 42

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Amos, Robert ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 3 ? 0 0
3 Beaumont, Steve ? ? 2 0 12 10 2 6 ? 2 7
1 Fields, Neville ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 2 ? 5 2
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 0 2 16 15 1 2 ? 4 3
23 Hickmott, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 ? 3 2
14 Jenkin, Graeme ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 ? 1 3
37 Lowe, Garry ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 ? 2 0
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 ? 1 1
34 Moloney, Laurie ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 ? 0 2
25 Moss, Graham ? ? 1 1 12 5 7 5 ? 2 2
2 Newton, Rob ? ? 3 0 13 12 1 9 ? 1 0
10 Noonan, Alan (vc) ? ? 5 6 18 17 1 11 ? 4 2
5 Parkes, Gary ? ? 0 1 14 10 4 4 ? 4 2
16 Perry, Greg ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 2 ? 0 1
31 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 10 ? 1 3
6 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 5 ? 1 2
12 Schultz, Graeme ? ? 1 1 18 12 6 6 ? 0 0
35 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 29 24 5 3 ? 3 1
8 Tuddenham, Des (c) ? ? 0 1 15 11 4 4 ? 3 4
33 Wilson, Andy ? ? 3 3 27 24 3 7 ? 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 15 275 225 50 92 0+ 38 39

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