1975 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 1975 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 15 of the 1975 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Stan Alves captained the hosts.
In the absence of Des Tuddenham, vice-captain Alan Noonan captained the visitors with Graham Moss as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Campbell, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, C. Graham, G. Guy, G. Hardeman, P. Hurst, P. Keays, P. Keenan, M. Lyons, B. Ough, R. Smith, S. Smith, G. Wells, T. Wilkins
Essendon
A. Noonan (capt.), G. Moss (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, M. Boyse, J. Demetriou, R. Ellen, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, G. Foulds, B. Grinter, G. Hatcher, R. Newton, G. Parkes, R. Shaw, T. Tyler, B. Walsh, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Melbourne (19.20.134) defeated Essendon (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Smith (6), G. Hardeman (5), D. Campbell (3), F. Giampaolo (3), P. Keenan, G. Wells
Essendon: S. Beaumont (3), K. Fletcher (3), R. Andrews (2), A. Noonan (2), B. Walsh (2), J. Demetriou, N. Fields, G. Moss, A. Wilson
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 12 July 1975
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
16,040
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 20 | 19 | . | 20 | (134) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | MELB by 8 | MELB by 33 | MELB by 25 | MELB by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Stan Alves
(Melbourne),
Alan Noonan
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Graham Moss
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Campbell, Des | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | ? | 1 | 5 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Giampaolo, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 10 | ? | 5 | 1 |
| 50 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Guy, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 5 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | ? | 2 | 7 |
| 20 | Hurst, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 11 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Lyons, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Ough, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4 | ? | 5 | 4 |
| 38 | Wilkins, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 2 | ? | 4 | 7 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 20 | 275 | 226 | 49 | 73 | 0+ | 42 | 45 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Beaumont, Steve | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Demetriou, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 38 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 16 | Hatcher, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (ac) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Tyler, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | 242 | 204 | 38 | 58 | 13 | 45 | 42 | |||