1974 VFL Round 13: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1974 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 13 of the 1974 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval. Peter Bedford captained the hosts. Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Alan Noonan as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Graeme John and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.

South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), B. Beecroft, A. Beus, G. Brice, P. Brown, R. Cook, R. Doyle, N. Goss, S. Gull, R. Hodges, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, G. Miller, M. Norris, R. Quade, M. Robertson, N. Stibbard, I. Thomson, B. Woodman

Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Amos, S. Beaumont, J. Cassin, M. Crow, P. Daniel, K. Fletcher, P. Hickmott, G. Jenkin, L. Moloney, G. Moss, R. Newton, G. Parkes, G. Pryor, G. Schultz, R. Shaw, R. Smith, H. Staehr, P. Wellington

South Melbourne (11.16.82) were defeated by Essendon (14.12.96).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Quade (3), N. Goss (2), P. Bedford, R. Cook, R. Hodges, G. Lambert, M. Norris, N. Stibbard
Essendon: A. Noonan (3), G. Schultz (3), D. Tuddenham (3), G. Jenkin (2), S. Beaumont, G. Moss, P. Wellington

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 29 June 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 10,493

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 11.16.82 - 14.12.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 5 4 . 6 8 . 12 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Essendon 3 . 3 6 . 6 10 . 9 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Margin SMLB by 8 ESSE by 12 ESSE by 9 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graeme John (South Melbourne), Des Tuddenham (Essendon)
Captains: Peter Bedford (South Melbourne), Des Tuddenham (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Alan Noonan (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Bedford, Peter (c) ? ? 1 1 25 14 11 6 ? 0 1
8 Beecroft, Barry ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 ? 2 1
36 Beus, Alf ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 5 ? 1 2
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 2 ? 4 1
32 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 ? 2 3
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 1 1 20 15 5 10 ? 1 2
28 Doyle, Robert ? ? 0 1 4 2 2 1 ? 1 2
12 Goss, Norm ? ? 2 4 33 29 4 4 ? 6 3
34 Gull, Stewart ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 ? 2 3
47 Hodges, Russ ? ? 1 3 10 9 1 3 ? 2 5
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 1 ? 3 3
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 1 2 21 19 2 1 ? 2 2
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 2 ? 1 1
5 Miller, Greg ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 4 ? 1 2
6 Norris, Michael ? ? 1 0 2 2 0 1 ? 0 0
16 Quade, Ricky ? ? 3 1 25 15 10 3 ? 1 3
23 Robertson, Max ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 8 ? 3 2
25 Stibbard, Neville ? ? 1 0 1 1 0 0 ? 0 0
20 Thomson, Ian ? ? 0 3 15 10 5 6 ? 2 2
10 Woodman, Brian ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 0 ? 3 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 16 297 224 73 69 0+ 37 41

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Amos, Robert ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 2 ? 2 1
3 Beaumont, Steve ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 3 ? 2 0
9 Cassin, John ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 3 ? 2 5
43 Crow, Max ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 ? 2 1
28 Daniel, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 7 ? 4 1
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 3 ? 4 1
23 Hickmott, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 2 ? 2 1
14 Jenkin, Graeme ? ? 2 2 13 11 2 5 ? 2 3
34 Moloney, Laurie ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 ? 1 1
25 Moss, Graham ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 9 ? 4 4
2 Newton, Rob ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 ? 0 0
10 Noonan, Alan (vc) ? ? 3 5 12 9 3 7 ? 2 3
5 Parkes, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 ? 3 2
31 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 6 ? 2 3
12 Schultz, Graeme ? ? 3 1 22 14 8 3 ? 1 3
26 Shaw, Robert ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 4 ? 2 1
35 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 3 ? 2 1
32 Staehr, Howard ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 ? 1 2
8 Tuddenham, Des (c) ? ? 3 2 19 17 2 2 ? 4 1
39 Wellington, Pat ? ? 1 1 23 21 2 8 ? 3 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 12 295 231 64 74 0+ 45 35

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