1974 VFL Round 19: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1974 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 19 of the 1974 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
John Murphy captained the visitors with Laurie Richards as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Graham Donaldson.
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, J. Cassin, R. Ellen, N. Fields, G. Fitzpatrick, K. Fletcher, G. Foulds, B. Grinter, D. Hartigan, G. Jenkin, S. Madden, L. Moloney, G. Moss, G. Pryor, G. Schultz, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), L. Richards (vice-capt.), G. Austen, D. Farnham, W. Linton, T. Lloyd, A. Lukas, I. McCulloch, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. Murray, G. Noonan, B. Padley, G. Robertson, C. Smith, N. Taylor, D. Wall, G. Weatherley, G. Wilson
Essendon (24.15.159) defeated Fitzroy (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Noonan (6), S. Madden (4), D. Tuddenham (4), G. Fitzpatrick (3), G. Foulds (2), N. Fields, K. Fletcher, G. Moss, G. Schultz, A. Wilson
Fitzroy: G. Austen, D. Farnham, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, J. Murphy, G. Noonan, B. Padley, G. Robertson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 10 August 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
10,753
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 8 | . | 2 | 16 | . | 6 | 20 | . | 12 | 24 | . | 15 | 24 | . | 15 | (159) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Margin | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 62 | ESSE by 82 | ESSE by 98 | ESSE by 98 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Graham Donaldson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
John Murphy
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Alan Noonan
(Essendon),
Laurie Richards
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 51 | Fitzpatrick, Gary | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 7 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 6 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 11 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 8 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 9 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 6 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 6 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 24 | 15 | 315 | 245 | 70 | 91 | 0+ | 35 | 38 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Farnham, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Lloyd, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Lukas, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | McCulloch, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 8 | ? | 2 | 7 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 4 | ? | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | ? | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Noonan, Gerry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Richards, Laurie (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Robertson, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Taylor, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Weatherley, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | ? | 6 | 5 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 13 | 259 | 187 | 72 | 57 | 0+ | 38 | 34 | |||