1975 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 1975 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 2 of the 1975 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Peter Bedford captained the hosts.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Graeme John and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
South Melbourne
P. Bedford (capt.), V. Aanensen, B. Beecroft, A. Beus, G. Brice, P. Brown, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, N. Goss, R. Hodges, S. Hoffman, G. Lambert, D. McLeish, G. Miller, S. Officer, R. Quade, M. Robertson, N. Stibbard, G. Wilson, B. Woodman
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, G. Bell, R. Close, J. Demetriou, R. Ellen, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, B. Grinter, D. Hartigan, S. Madden, L. Moloney, G. Moss, R. Newton, G. Parkes, R. Smith, P. Wellington
South Melbourne (15.12.102) were defeated by Essendon (19.17.131).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Doyle (3), P. Bedford (2), G. Brice (2), N. Goss (2), R. Quade (2), V. Aanensen, B. Beecroft, S. Officer, G. Wilson
Essendon: R. Close (5), N. Fields (3), R. Amos (2), S. Madden (2), G. Moss (2), A. Noonan (2), D. Tuddenham (2), P. Wellington
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 12 April 1975
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
18,356
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
15.12.102 - 19.17.131
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 17 | 19 | . | 17 | (131) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graeme John
(South Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Peter Bedford
(South Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Alan Noonan
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aanensen, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Bedford, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Beecroft, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 9 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Beus, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Brice, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 28 | Doyle, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | Gleeson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Goss, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 8 | ? | 9 | 1 |
| 47 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Hoffman, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | ? | 2 | 5 |
| 33 | Lambert, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 29 | McLeish, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 5 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Miller, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Officer, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Quade, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | ? | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Robertson, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Stibbard, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Wilson, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 7 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Woodman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | ? | 5 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 12 | 275 | 226 | 49 | 73 | 0+ | 41 | 37 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | ? | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Beaumont, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Bell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Demetriou, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 5 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 15 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 43 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 17 | 293 | 218 | 75 | 67 | 0+ | 37 | 40 | |||