1975 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1975 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 5 of the 1975 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
John Murphy captained the hosts with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), G. Austen, R. Carter, J. Christou, J. Duckworth, W. Linton, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, P. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, R. Serafini, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, A. Thompson, D. Wall, G. Weatherley, D. Whitford
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, G. Bell, R. Close, J. Demetriou, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, G. Foulds, B. Grinter, D. Hartigan, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, G. Moss, R. Newton, G. Parkes, R. Smith, P. Wellington
Fitzroy (19.11.125) defeated Essendon (15.17.107).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Smith (6), W. Irwin (3), P. Ruscuklic (3), J. Murphy (2), B. Shepherd (2), J. Christou, R. Serafini, G. Weatherley
Essendon: R. Close (5), S. Madden (2), R. Newton (2), R. Amos, S. Beaumont, N. Fields, G. Moss, D. Tuddenham, P. Wellington
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 3 May 1975
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
20,349
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 0 | 10 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 7 | 19 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 11 | (125) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Margin | ESSE by 8 | FITZ by 6 | FITZ by 3 | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Murphy
(Fitzroy),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy),
Alan Noonan
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
N. Nash
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Christou, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Duckworth, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Linton, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | ? | 5 | 1 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ? | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 5 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | O'Keeffe, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Ruscuklic, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Searl, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 8 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 8 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | ? | 5 | 3 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | Wall, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 9 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | Weatherley, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 11 | 287 | 233 | 54 | 74 | 0+ | 52 | 30 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ? | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Beaumont, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ? | 2 | 6 |
| 28 | Bell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Demetriou, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ? | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 8 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | ? | 4 | 5 |
| 43 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 17 | 253 | 212 | 41 | 72 | 0+ | 30 | 54 | |||