1974 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1974 between Essendon and Footscray during round 17 of the 1974 VFL season. Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill. Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with Alan Noonan as vice-captain. Laurie Sandilands captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.

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

Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Casey, D. Collins, M. Cross, C. Dell, G. Dempsey, J. Gieschen, G. Gingell, R. Huppatz, S. Magee, G. Merrington, I. Morrison, G. Parke, S. Power, B. Round, I. Salmon, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh

Essendon (9.10.64) were defeated by Footscray (13.15.93).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Noonan (6), N. Fields, K. Fletcher, A. Wilson
Footscray: G. Parke (4), K. Templeton (4), R. Huppatz (2), D. Collins, S. Power, L. Sandilands

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Essendon v Footscray
Date: Saturday 27 July 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 16,250

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Footscray
Score: 9.10.64 - 13.15.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 3 6 . 5 8 . 9 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Footscray 4 . 9 4 . 11 9 . 13 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Margin FOOT by 18 ESSE by 6 FOOT by 10 FOOT by 29 FOOT by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Des Tuddenham (Essendon), Bob Rose (Footscray)
Captains: Des Tuddenham (Essendon), Laurie Sandilands (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: Alan Noonan (Essendon), unknown (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Amos, Robert ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 ? 0 0
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 ? 5 3
43 Crow, Max ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
30 Ellen, Russell ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 4 ? 3 2
1 Fields, Neville ? ? 1 1 8 5 3 0 ? 4 2
51 Fitzpatrick, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 0 ? 1 2
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 4 ? 3 2
41 Hartigan, Dean ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 1 ? 3 0
14 Jenkin, Graeme ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 4 ? 1 3
34 Moloney, Laurie ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 4 ? 6 1
25 Moss, Graham ? ? 0 0 20 9 11 12 ? 0 6
10 Noonan, Alan (vc) ? ? 6 3 10 9 1 7 ? 2 3
54 Park, Tom ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 ? 2 0
16 Perry, Greg ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 ? 1 2
31 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 ? 3 2
12 Schultz, Graeme ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 3 ? 4 1
35 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 3 ? 5 1
8 Tuddenham, Des (c) ? ? 0 3 14 13 1 5 ? 4 4
39 Wellington, Pat ? ? 0 2 15 15 0 4 ? 3 3
33 Wilson, Andy ? ? 1 0 16 15 1 2 ? 3 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 9 10 227 194 33 63 0+ 53 40

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 1 ? 2 3
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 2 ? 1 1
22 Collins, Dennis ? ? 1 0 9 5 4 1 ? 1 4
46 Cross, Mark ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 0 ? 2 6
12 Dell, Colin ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 0 ? 1 2
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 13 ? 5 2
42 Gieschen, Jeff ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
37 Gingell, Glenn ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 ? 1 1
7 Huppatz, Ray ? ? 2 1 22 20 2 5 ? 2 5
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 1 23 23 0 2 ? 3 1
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 ? 2 1
39 Morrison, Ian ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 ? 2 1
1 Parke, Greg ? ? 4 2 14 13 1 8 ? 2 2
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 1 0 14 11 3 3 ? 2 4
14 Round, Barry ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 7 ? 3 1
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 6 ? 2 2
9 Sandilands, Laurie (c) ? ? 1 1 18 17 1 10 ? 1 4
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 2 20 12 8 4 ? 2 5
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 4 2 11 10 1 6 ? 1 1
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 4 26 19 7 8 ? 5 7
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 15 300 241 59 82 0+ 40 53

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