1974 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1974 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1974 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.