1974 VFL Round 22: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1974 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 22 of the 1974 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
Stan Alves captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.
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, D. McKenzie, G. Moss, G. Pryor, S. Robins, G. Schultz, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, B. Barham, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, N. Chamberlain, C. Ditterich, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, F. Giampaolo, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, N. McMullin, M. Owens, M. Power, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, G. Wells, P. Williamson
Essendon (20.17.137) defeated Melbourne (15.13.103).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Foulds (3), S. Madden (3), A. Noonan (3), N. Fields (2), P. Wellington (2), A. Wilson (2), G. Fitzpatrick, K. Fletcher, G. Moss, G. Schultz, D. Tuddenham
Melbourne: R. Brewer (3), A. Dullard (3), F. Giampaolo (2), G. Wells (2), S. Alves, B. Barham, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Smith
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 22
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
13,561
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 6 | 17 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 17 | 20 | . | 17 | (137) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 39 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Stan Alves
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Alan Noonan
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
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 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 4 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 51 | Fitzpatrick, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Lowe, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | ? | 7 | 3 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 6 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 56 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ? | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 8 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 5 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 2 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 17 | 309 | 231 | 78 | 70 | 0+ | 45 | 38 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Barham, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 6 | ? | 5 | 5 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Chamberlain, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Giampaolo, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 3 | ? | 10 | 4 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | McMullin, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Owens, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 54 | Power, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 2 | ? | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 8 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Williamson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 13 | 265 | 215 | 50 | 71 | 0+ | 41 | 44 | |||