1975 VFL Round 9: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1975 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 9 of the 1975 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with David Dench as vice-captain.
Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Alan Noonan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), M. Blight, J. Burns, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, P. Feltham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, R. Muir, M. Nolan, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Wade
Essendon
D. Tuddenham (capt.), A. Noonan (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, G. Bell, R. Close, K. Fletcher, G. Foulds, B. Grinter, D. Hartigan, G. Jenkin, S. Madden, L. Moloney, G. Moss, R. Newton, G. Parkes, S. Robins, R. Smith, A. Wilson
North Melbourne (11.17.83) were defeated by Essendon (15.8.98).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: G. Melrose (3), J. Burns (2), B. Cable (2), G. Cowton, P. Feltham, M. Nolan, W. Schimmelbusch
Essendon: A. Noonan (4), G. Foulds (3), S. Beaumont (2), A. Wilson (2), G. Moss, G. Parkes, S. Robins, D. Tuddenham
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 31 May 1975
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
28,936
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
11.17.83 - 15.8.98
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | (98) |
| Margin | NMLB by 16 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
David Dench
(North Melbourne),
Alan Noonan
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Henry
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | ? | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 2 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | ? | 5 | 4 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | ? | 2 | 5 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | ? | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | ? | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 17 | 274 | 216 | 58 | 52 | 0+ | 38 | 44 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Beaumont, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 28 | Bell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 7 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 8 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ? | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Jenkin, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 10 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 43 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 7 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Tuddenham, Des (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 8 | 298 | 242 | 56 | 77 | 0+ | 44 | 38 | |||