1975 VFL Round 17: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1975 between Geelong and Essendon during round 17 of the 1975 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Sam Newman 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 Graham Farmer and the visitors were coached by Des Tuddenham.
Geelong
S. Newman (capt.), D. Barkley, M. Browne, W. Closter, B. Cousins, L. Crawford, L. Donohue, P. Doyle, J. Hawkins, R. Hunt, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, K. Newland, D. Scale, J. Scarlett, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, A. Woodman, M. Woolnough
Essendon
A. Noonan (capt.), G. Moss (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, M. Boyse, R. Close, R. Ellen, K. Fletcher, B. Grinter, S. Madden, L. Moloney, R. Newton, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, R. Shaw, B. Walsh, L. Watson, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Geelong (13.16.94) were defeated by Essendon (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Donohue (3), D. Barkley (2), M. Browne (2), I. Nankervis (2), P. Doyle, R. Hunt, K. Newland, K. Sheehan
Essendon: B. Walsh (6), S. Madden (4), A. Noonan (3), M. Boyse, K. Fletcher, L. Watson
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 26 July 1975
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
15,012
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 20 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Farmer
(Geelong),
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon)
Captains:
Sam Newman
(Geelong),
Alan Noonan
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Graham Moss
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Levens
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barkley, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 24 | Cousins, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Crawford, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 36 | Doyle, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Hunt, Rex | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Neal, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 43 | Scale, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Turner, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | 304 | 225 | 79 | 66 | 24 | 53 | 37 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Beaumont, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Ellen, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (ac) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Shaw, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 47 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | 246 | 205 | 41 | 70 | 7 | 37 | 53 | |||