1974 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1974 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1974 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 10-0-12, P%: 97.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Des Tuddenham
Vice-Captain:
Alan Noonan
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Geoff Pryor
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos, Robert | #11 | 12 | 3 | R02-04, R08-14, R16-17 |
| Andrews, Ron | #4 | 16 | 0 | R01-09, R16-22 |
| Beaumont, Steve | #3 | 11 | 9 | R01-02, R04-06, R11-15, R18 |
| Cassin, John | #9 | 14 | 9 | R01-10, R13-15, R19 |
| Close, Robin | #19 | 5 | 8 | R01-05 |
| Crow, Max | #43 | 10 | 12 | R07-10, R13-18 |
| Daniel, Peter | #28 | 3 | 0 | R13-15 |
| Ellen, Russell | #30 | 7 | 2 | R16-22 |
| Fields, Neville | #1 | 21 | 19 | R01-12, R14-22 |
| Fitzpatrick, Gary | #51 | 7 | 6 | R16-22 |
| Fletcher, Ken | #21 | 19 | 8 | R01-03, R05-08, R10-14, R16-22 |
| Foulds, Garry | #38 | 8 | 14 | R08-10, R18-22 |
| Grinter, Barry | #18 | 7 | 2 | R05-07, R19-22 |
| Gross, Don | #15 | 1 | 1 | R07 |
| Hartigan, Dean | #41 | 8 | 0 | R15-22 |
| Hickmott, Peter | #23 | 8 | 4 | R01-04, R11-13, R21 |
| Jenkin, Graeme | #14 | 18 | 9 | R01-17, R19 |
| Lowe, Garry | #37 | 8 | 0 | R04, R08-12, R20, R22 |
| Madden, Simon | #27 | 6 | 18 | R15, R18-22 |
| McKenzie, Don | #24 | 11 | 0 | R01-02, R05-06, R09-12, R14, R21-22 |
| Moloney, Laurie | #34 | 21 | 1 | R01-21 |
| Moss, Graham | #25 | 20 | 11 | R01-08, R10-14, R16-22 |
| Newton, Rob | #2 | 8 | 6 | R01-04, R10-13 |
| Noonan, Alan | #10 | 21 | 77 | R01-14, R16-22 |
| Park, Tom | #54 | 3 | 0 | R15-17 |
| Parkes, Gary | #5 | 14 | 0 | R01-13, R15 |
| Perry, Greg | #16 | 15 | 0 | R01-09, R11-12, R15-18 |
| Pryor, Geoff | #31 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Roberts, Ken | #6 | 7 | 11 | R07-12, R15 |
| Robins, Stephen | #56 | 2 | 0 | R20, R22 |
| Schultz, Graeme | #12 | 16 | 12 | R03-06, R11-22 |
| Shaw, Robert | #26 | 5 | 1 | R06, R09, R13-15 |
| Smith, Ray | #35 | 22 | 0 | R01-22 |
| Staehr, Howard | #32 | 2 | 0 | R13-14 |
| Tuddenham, Des | #8 | 21 | 18 | R01-07, R09-22 |
| Tyler, Trevor | #17 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Wellington, Pat | #39 | 17 | 13 | R03, R05-10, R13-22 |
| Wilson, Andy | #33 | 21 | 25 | R01-12, R14-22 |
| Wright, Ross | #20 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuddenham, Des | 22 | 10 | -0- | 12 | R01-22 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/04/1974 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 17 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 15/04/1974 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 72 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 20/04/1974 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 5 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 27/04/1974 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 26 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 04/05/1974 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 24 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 11/05/1974 | Round 6 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 50 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 18/05/1974 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 10 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 25/05/1974 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 8 | Des Tuddenham | Alan Noonan |
| 01/06/1974 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 30 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 08/06/1974 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 35 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 15/06/1974 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 35 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 22/06/1974 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 33 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 29/06/1974 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 14 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 06/07/1974 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 80 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 13/07/1974 | Round 15 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 41 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 20/07/1974 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 16 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 27/07/1974 | Round 17 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 29 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 03/08/1974 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 47 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 10/08/1974 | Round 19 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 98 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 17/08/1974 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 10 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 24/08/1974 | Round 21 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 6 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |
| 31/08/1974 | Round 22 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 34 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham |