1975 VFL Round 20: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1975 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 20 of the 1975 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
In the absence of Des Tuddenham, vice-captain Alan Noonan captained the hosts with Graham Moss as vice-captain.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Des Tuddenham and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Essendon
A. Noonan (capt.), G. Moss (vice-capt.), R. Amos, R. Andrews, B. Berry, M. Boyse, R. Close, N. Fields, G. Fitzpatrick, K. Fletcher, B. Grinter, S. Madden, R. Newton, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, T. Tyler, B. Walsh, L. Watson, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), M. Blight, J. Burns, J. Byrne, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, M. Dawson, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, G. Melrose, D. Michalczyk, K. Montgomery, D. Munari, M. Nolan, J. Rantall, P. Ryan, W. Schimmelbusch
Essendon (15.15.105) defeated North Melbourne (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Close (3), B. Walsh (3), P. Wellington (2), R. Amos, G. Fitzpatrick, K. Fletcher, S. Madden, G. Moss, R. Newton, A. Noonan
North Melbourne: S. Icke (3), M. Dawson (2), G. Melrose (2), W. Schimmelbusch (2), M. Blight, B. Cable, D. Dench, M. Nolan
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 9th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 August 1975
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,545
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
15.15.105 - 13.13.91
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | NMLB by 16 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Des Tuddenham
(Essendon),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Alan Noonan
(Essendon),
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Graham Moss
(Essendon),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Andrews, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 46 | Berry, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Boyse, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Fitzpatrick, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Newton, Rob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 17 | Tyler, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 47 | Watson, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 15 | 257 | 224 | 33 | 64 | 30 | 53 | 35 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Byrne, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 35 | Dawson, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | Icke, Stephen | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Melrose, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Michalczyk, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Munari, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | 312 | 227 | 85 | 73 | 27 | 33 | 53 | |||