1974 VFL Round 20: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1974 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 20 of the 1974 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, R. Ellen, N. Fields, G. Fitzpatrick, K. Fletcher, G. Foulds, B. Grinter, D. Hartigan, G. Lowe, S. Madden, L. Moloney, G. Moss, G. Pryor, S. Robins, G. Schultz, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), P. Baker, M. Blight, A. Briedis, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, G. Cowton, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, K. Montgomery, M. Nolan, D. Pagan, R. Peterson, J. Rantall, W. Schimmelbusch, B. Smith, D. Wade
Essendon (14.14.98) were defeated by North Melbourne (16.12.108).
Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Madden (6), A. Noonan (4), G. Foulds, G. Moss, D. Tuddenham, P. Wellington
North Melbourne: P. Baker (4), B. Cable (3), D. Wade (3), M. Nolan (2), R. Peterson (2), G. Cowton, B. Goodingham
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and North Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
19,229
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
14.14.98 - 16.12.108
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| Margin | NMLB by 4 | level | ESSE by 5 | NMLB by 10 | NMLB by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Alan Noonan
(Essendon),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Henry
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 2 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 51 | Fitzpatrick, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | ? | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Lowe, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | ? | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 10 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 56 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | ? | 6 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 2 | ? | 3 | 5 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | 297 | 233 | 64 | 70 | 0+ | 50 | 40 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 8 | ? | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 6 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 8 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | ? | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 7 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | ? | 5 | 3 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | ? | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | Smith, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 12 | 287 | 221 | 66 | 72 | 0+ | 40 | 52 | |||