1974 VFL Round 15: St Kilda v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1974 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 15 of the 1974 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Essendon at Moorabbin Oval. Barry Lawrence captained the hosts. Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with, in the absence of Alan Noonan, deputy vice-captain Geoff Pryor as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Eric Guy and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.

St Kilda
B. Lawrence (capt.), N. Besanko, P. Callery, N. Chandler, G. Colling, A. Davis, B. Duperouzel, G. Elliott, D. Ellis, R. Galt, S. Grambeau, R. Greene, A. Harper, M. Malthouse, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, T. Payze, J. Sarau, S. Trott, G. Young

Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), G. Pryor (vice-capt.), S. Beaumont, J. Cassin, M. Crow, P. Daniel, N. Fields, D. Hartigan, G. Jenkin, S. Madden, L. Moloney, T. Park, G. Parkes, G. Perry, K. Roberts, G. Schultz, R. Shaw, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson

St Kilda (16.13.109) defeated Essendon (10.8.68).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Lawrence (4), S. Trott (3), B. Duperouzel (2), J. Sarau (2), N. Chandler, G. Elliott, R. Galt, S. Grambeau, G. Young
Essendon: M. Crow (4), K. Roberts (2), J. Cassin, S. Madden, D. Tuddenham, A. Wilson

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: St Kilda v Essendon
Date: Saturday 13 July 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 14,244

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Essendon
Score: 16.13.109 - 10.8.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 3 . 4 5 . 9 9 . 12 16 . 13 16 . 13 (109)
Essendon 1 . 4 4 . 6 7 . 7 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Margin STKL by 12 STKL by 9 STKL by 17 STKL by 41 STKL by 41
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Eric Guy (St Kilda), Des Tuddenham (Essendon)
Captains: Barry Lawrence (St Kilda), Des Tuddenham (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Geoff Pryor (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Sutcliffe, E: W. Noonan
Boundary Umpire: G. Lee
Umpire Replacement: W. Noonan replaced G. Lee

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Besanko, Neil ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 5 ? 2 2
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 0 3 31 26 5 2 ? 2 2
38 Chandler, Neil ? ? 1 0 7 6 1 4 ? 1 0
12 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 5 ? 1 2
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 3 ? 1 3
3 Duperouzel, Bruce ? ? 2 0 25 20 5 3 ? 2 3
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 1 0 29 23 6 7 ? 7 3
16 Ellis, David ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 ? 0 1
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 1 0 6 2 4 3 ? 1 1
34 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 8 ? 2 1
35 Greene, Russell ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 5 ? 5 4
24 Harper, Allan ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
5 Lawrence, Barry (c) ? ? 4 3 15 13 2 9 ? 0 2
32 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 ? 1 2
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 4 ? 4 3
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 3 ? 5 2
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 0 1 22 20 2 13 ? 3 2
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 2 0 15 13 2 9 ? 1 2
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 3 0 16 14 2 2 ? 3 2
27 Young, George ? ? 1 0 14 9 5 2 ? 1 3
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 16 13 299 240 59 89 0+ 42 40

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Beaumont, Steve ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 ? 1 2
9 Cassin, John ? ? 1 1 17 15 2 1 ? 2 9
43 Crow, Max ? ? 4 0 13 9 4 6 ? 2 2
28 Daniel, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 4 ? 0 1
1 Fields, Neville ? ? 0 2 12 12 0 2 ? 2 1
41 Hartigan, Dean ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 ? 0 0
14 Jenkin, Graeme ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 3 ? 2 2
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 1 0 3 2 1 3 ? 0 2
34 Moloney, Laurie ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 4 ? 3 2
54 Park, Tom ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 2 ? 5 2
5 Parkes, Gary ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 0 ? 0 2
16 Perry, Greg ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 4 ? 4 2
31 Pryor, Geoff (avc) ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 5 ? 3 3
6 Roberts, Ken ? ? 2 1 9 7 2 4 ? 2 2
12 Schultz, Graeme ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 1 ? 2 1
26 Shaw, Robert ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 ? 1 2
35 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 4 ? 6 0
8 Tuddenham, Des (c) ? ? 1 0 23 22 1 4 ? 2 5
39 Wellington, Pat ? ? 0 2 15 15 0 2 ? 2 0
33 Wilson, Andy ? ? 1 1 29 26 3 6 ? 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 8 256 219 37 57 0+ 40 42

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