1975 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1975 between Carlton and Essendon during round 4 of the 1975 VFL season. Carlton hosted Essendon at VFL Park. Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts with Robert Walls 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
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), R. Walls (vice-capt.), R. Ashman, R. Austin, R. Byrne, V. Catoggio, B. Doull, M. Fitzpatrick, S. Jackson, P. Jones, G. Kennedy, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, D. McKay, J. O'Connell, E. Pascoe, P. Pinnell, G. Southby, V. Waite, B. Walsh

Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, G. Bell, R. Close, R. Ellen, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, G. Foulds, B. Grinter, D. Hartigan, S. Madden, L. Moloney, G. Moss, R. Newton, G. Parkes, R. Smith, P. Wellington

Carlton (12.15.87) were defeated by Essendon (16.8.104).

Goalkickers
Carlton: M. Fitzpatrick (2), G. Kennedy (2), R. Walls (2), B. Walsh (2), R. Byrne, P. Jones, T. Keogh, V. Waite
Essendon: S. Madden (6), R. Close (2), N. Fields (2), R. Newton (2), S. Beaumont, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, D. Tuddenham

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Carlton v Essendon
Date: Friday 25 April 1975
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 77,770

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Essendon
Score: 12.15.87 - 16.8.104

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 4 7 . 8 9 . 13 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Essendon 4 . 1 9 . 4 12 . 6 16 . 8 16 . 8 (104)
Margin ESSE by 3 ESSE by 8 ESSE by 11 ESSE by 17 ESSE by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Nicholls (Carlton), Des Tuddenham (Essendon)
Captains: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), Des Tuddenham (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Robert Walls (Carlton), Alan Noonan (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Henry

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 0 2 5 4 1 1 ? 0 0
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 4 ? 0 0
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 1 0 11 11 0 2 ? 3 1
4 Catoggio, Vin ? ? 0 2 18 16 2 5 ? 4 4
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 2 ? 2 1
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike ? ? 2 0 10 8 2 5 ? 2 2
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 4 ? 4 1
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 0 0 21 13 8 5 ? 1 1
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 3 ? 5 0
16 Kennedy, Greg ? ? 2 2 12 9 3 7 ? 0 1
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 1 0 7 7 0 3 ? 1 3
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 5 ? 2 1
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 2 12 12 0 4 ? 4 3
19 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 ? 3 0
13 Pascoe, Eric ? ? 0 3 16 14 2 6 ? 2 3
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 ? 0 0
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 ? 4 0
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 3 ? 2 3
42 Walls, Robert (vc) ? ? 2 2 18 17 1 6 ? 5 4
12 Walsh, Brian ? ? 2 2 23 23 0 2 ? 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 15 253 215 38 71 0+ 45 28

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Amos, Robert ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 6 ? 1 0
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 2 ? 3 6
3 Beaumont, Steve ? ? 1 0 9 4 5 4 ? 1 7
28 Bell, Greg ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 2 ? 0 0
19 Close, Robin ? ? 2 2 11 8 3 4 ? 1 4
30 Ellen, Russell ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0
1 Fields, Neville ? ? 2 1 29 24 5 3 ? 3 4
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 0 0 22 21 1 4 ? 1 2
38 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 28 25 3 4 ? 2 0
18 Grinter, Barry ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 5 ? 1 2
41 Hartigan, Dean ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 0 ? 1 0
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 6 1 12 10 2 5 ? 1 1
34 Moloney, Laurie ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 ? 1 0
25 Moss, Graham ? ? 0 0 19 8 11 8 ? 2 1
2 Newton, Rob ? ? 2 0 20 17 3 9 ? 2 1
10 Noonan, Alan (vc) ? ? 1 1 12 8 4 5 ? 1 2
5 Parkes, Gary ? ? 1 0 22 15 7 6 ? 2 2
43 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 5 ? 2 1
8 Tuddenham, Des (c) ? ? 1 0 20 13 7 8 ? 2 3
39 Wellington, Pat ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 7 ? 1 5
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 16 8 320 243 77 88 0+ 28 41

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s