1974 VFL Round 16: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1974 between Geelong and Essendon during round 16 of the 1974 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Sam Newman captained the hosts.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graham Farmer and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Geelong
S. Newman (capt.), R. Browne, D. Clarke, W. Closter, L. Donohue, B. Eddy, T. Evans, I. Hampshire, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, R. Hunt, G. Linke, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, K. Newland, P. Sarah, P. Stevens, R. Whatman, M. Woolnough
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, M. Crow, R. Ellen, N. Fields, G. Fitzpatrick, K. Fletcher, D. Hartigan, G. Jenkin, L. Moloney, G. Moss, T. Park, G. Perry, G. Pryor, G. Schultz, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Geelong (11.11.77) were defeated by Essendon (14.9.93).
Goalkickers
Geelong: I. Nankervis (4), T. Evans (2), K. Newland (2), R. Browne, D. Clarke, R. Neal
Essendon: A. Noonan (4), M. Crow (2), A. Wilson (2), N. Fields, G. Fitzpatrick, K. Fletcher, G. Moss, G. Schultz, D. Tuddenham
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 20 July 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
15,897
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 9 | (93) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Farmer
(Geelong),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Sam Newman
(Geelong),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Alan Noonan
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Lyons
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Browne, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | ? | 5 | 8 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | ? | 5 | 5 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Eddy, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Evans, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 3 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 34 | Linke, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 6 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 3 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 10 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | ? | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Whatman, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | 305 | 228 | 77 | 73 | 0+ | 57 | 36 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | ? | 7 | 7 |
| 43 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | ? | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 51 | Fitzpatrick, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 7 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 9 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Park, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 9 | ? | 5 | 3 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 3 | ? | 3 | 6 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 9 | 301 | 222 | 79 | 71 | 0+ | 36 | 57 | |||