1975 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1975 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 8 of the 1975 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill. Des Tuddenham captained the hosts with Alan Noonan as vice-captain. Wayne Richardson captained the visitors with Len Thompson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Murray Weideman.

Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, G. Bell, M. Boyse, R. Close, R. Ellen, G. Fitzpatrick, K. Fletcher, G. Foulds, B. Grinter, D. Hartigan, L. Moloney, G. Moss, R. Newton, G. Parkes, R. Smith, P. Wellington, A. Wilson

Collingwood
W. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), A. Atkinson, P. Carman, H. Coles, I. Cooper, R. Dean, J. Dellamarta, R. Dunne, W. Gordon, B. Heard, R. Hyde, A. Ireland, R. Kink, P. Manassa, P. McKenna, P. Moore, D. O'Callaghan, M. Richardson, G. Shephard

Essendon (7.13.55) were defeated by Collingwood (12.9.81).

Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Foulds (2), R. Close, A. Noonan, D. Tuddenham, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Collingwood: P. McKenna (4), R. Dunne (3), A. Atkinson (2), H. Coles, A. Ireland, M. Richardson

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 24 May 1975
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 31,986

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Collingwood
Score: 7.13.55 - 12.9.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 2 5 . 6 7 . 11 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
Collingwood 4 . 1 8 . 2 10 . 7 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Margin COLL by 17 COLL by 14 COLL by 14 COLL by 26 COLL by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Des Tuddenham (Essendon), Murray Weideman (Collingwood)
Captains: Des Tuddenham (Essendon), Wayne Richardson (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Alan Noonan (Essendon), Len Thompson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Amos, Robert ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 0 ? 4 1
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 ? 2 3
28 Bell, Greg ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 ? 4 0
20 Boyse, Maurice ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 ? 0 0
19 Close, Robin ? ? 1 1 10 8 2 4 ? 1 2
30 Ellen, Russell ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 ? 3 2
7 Fitzpatrick, Gary ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 0 ? 1 3
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 0 1 37 34 3 6 ? 12 1
38 Foulds, Garry ? ? 2 1 12 9 3 2 ? 1 2
18 Grinter, Barry ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 ? 2 2
41 Hartigan, Dean ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 ? 2 3
34 Moloney, Laurie ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 2 ? 4 1
25 Moss, Graham ? ? 0 3 16 8 8 2 ? 6 3
2 Newton, Rob ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 ? 1 2
10 Noonan, Alan (vc) ? ? 1 3 12 11 1 5 ? 1 3
5 Parkes, Gary ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 0 ? 5 3
43 Smith, Ray ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 ? 1 0
8 Tuddenham, Des (c) ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 3 ? 3 3
39 Wellington, Pat ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 4 ? 3 1
33 Wilson, Andy ? ? 1 2 22 20 2 4 ? 6 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 7 13 249 201 48 43 0+ 62 36

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Atkinson, Alan ? ? 2 0 8 7 1 2 ? 2 2
9 Carman, Phil ? ? 0 2 21 11 10 4 ? 5 11
37 Coles, Henry ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 1 ? 1 2
10 Cooper, Ian ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 7 ? 2 4
26 Dean, Robert ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 ? 2 2
33 Dellamarta, John ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 3 ? 3 2
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 3 2 14 12 2 2 ? 1 4
13 Gordon, Wayne ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 ? 3 1
15 Heard, Bob ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 5 ? 1 1
38 Hyde, Robert ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 6 ? 2 2
24 Ireland, Andrew ? ? 1 0 19 17 2 4 ? 4 2
36 Kink, Rene ? ? 0 2 20 18 2 6 ? 2 3
31 Manassa, Phil ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 ? 1 1
6 McKenna, Peter ? ? 4 1 8 6 2 3 ? 1 4
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 3 ? 1 5
29 O'Callaghan, Denis ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 0 ? 1 1
18 Richardson, Max ? ? 1 0 17 15 2 4 ? 2 6
1 Richardson, Wayne (c) ? ? 0 1 26 24 2 3 ? 1 1
7 Shephard, Graeme ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 ? 2 2
2 Thompson, Len (vc) ? ? 0 1 17 11 6 4 ? 5 6
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 9 274 222 52 64 0+ 42 62

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