1975 VFL Round 6: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1975 between Essendon and Geelong during round 6 of the 1975 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
In the absence of Des Tuddenham, vice-captain Alan Noonan captained the hosts with Graham Moss as vice-captain.
Sam Newman captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Graham Farmer.
Essendon
A. Noonan (capt.), G. Moss (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, R. Newton, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, R. Smith, P. Wellington
Geelong
S. Newman (capt.), D. Armour, R. Blake, M. Browne, R. Browne, W. Closter, L. Crawford, H. Davis, L. Donohue, B. Eddy, M. Gilmour, K. Higgins, R. Hunt, I. Lewtas, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, P. Sarah, M. Turner, M. Woolnough
Essendon (12.21.93) were defeated by Geelong (15.14.104).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Close (3), S. Beaumont (2), A. Noonan (2), R. Amos, N. Fields, S. Madden, G. Moss, P. Wellington
Geelong: R. Hunt (4), L. Donohue (3), I. Nankervis (3), R. Browne (2), M. Browne, W. Closter, K. Newland
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 10 May 1975
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
17,225
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 21 | 12 | . | 21 | (93) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Margin | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 13 | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Graham Farmer
(Geelong)
Captains:
Alan Noonan
(Essendon),
Sam Newman
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Graham Moss
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Quinn
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | ? | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Beaumont, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | ? | 6 | 3 |
| 28 | Bell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | ? | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ? | 2 | 6 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 16 | ? | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | ? | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (ac) | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 7 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 21 | 263 | 206 | 57 | 73 | 0+ | 40 | 55 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Armour, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Browne, Ricky | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | ? | 5 | 4 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 6 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 32 | Crawford, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Davis, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 41 | Eddy, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Gilmour, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Lewtas, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | ? | 8 | 1 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | ? | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 6 | ? | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 14 | 277 | 208 | 69 | 65 | 0+ | 56 | 40 | |||