1974 VFL Round 21: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1974 between Carlton and Essendon during round 21 of the 1974 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
Peter Jones captained the hosts with Geoff Southby as vice-captain.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Nicholls and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Carlton
P. Jones (capt.), G. Southby (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, C. Davis, D. Dickson, B. Doull, A. Jesaulenko, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, P. Pinnell, A. Ruscuklic, T. Smith, G. Towns, V. Waite, B. Walsh
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, R. Ellen, N. Fields, G. Fitzpatrick, K. Fletcher, G. Foulds, B. Grinter, D. Hartigan, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, G. Moss, G. Pryor, G. Schultz, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Carlton (12.11.83) were defeated by Essendon (12.17.89).
Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Ruscuklic (3), V. Waite (3), C. Davis (2), R. Ashman, A. Jesaulenko, T. Keogh, D. McKay
Essendon: G. Foulds (3), S. Madden (3), G. Schultz (2), R. Ellen, D. Tuddenham, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
27,321
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Peter Jones
(Carlton),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Southby
(Carlton),
Alan Noonan
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Lyons
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 7 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 8 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 6 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Davis, Craig | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Dickson, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 7 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Mangels, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Alex | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 41 | Smith, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Towns, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Waite, Vin | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | 294 | 230 | 64 | 87 | 0+ | 30 | 33 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 51 | Fitzpatrick, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 9 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 9 | ? | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 10 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 6 | ? | 2 | 5 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 5 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 17 | 293 | 234 | 59 | 77 | 0+ | 33 | 30 | |||