1976 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1976 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1976 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Graham Moss captained the hosts with Ken Fletcher as vice-captain.
Stan Alves captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.
Essendon
G. Moss (capt.), K. Fletcher (vice-capt.), R. Amos, S. Beaumont, G. Blethyn, M. Crow, N. Fields, B. Grinter, D. Hartigan, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, I. Marsh, L. Moloney, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, G. Perry, K. Roberts, B. Walsh, P. Wellington, A. Wilson
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Campbell, N. Chamberlain, H. Coles, A. Davis, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, P. Goss, S. Grambeau, G. Hardeman, P. Keays, C. McKellar, R. Smith, S. Smith, G. Wells
Essendon (15.8.98) were defeated by Melbourne (20.13.133).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Blethyn (6), S. Beaumont (2), M. Crow (2), S. Madden (2), P. Hickmott, K. Roberts, B. Walsh
Melbourne: G. Wells (5), R. Brewer (4), R. Flower (2), S. Grambeau (2), C. McKellar (2), S. Alves, H. Coles, A. Davis, G. Hardeman, S. Smith
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1976 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Monday 19 April 1976
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,167
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | (98) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 8 | 20 | . | 13 | 20 | . | 13 | (133) |
| Margin | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 6 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 35 | MELB by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Stephen
(Essendon),
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Graham Moss
(Essendon),
Stan Alves
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
N. Nash
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amos, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 3 | Beaumont, Steve | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 7 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 18 | Grinter, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 41 | Hartigan, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 23 | Hickmott, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 25 | Moss, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 16 | ? | ? |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 8 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 6 | Roberts, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 12 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 39 | Wellington, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 8 | 248 | 209 | 39 | 59 | 16 | 0+ | 0+ | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 19 | Biffin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 5 | Campbell, Des | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 14 | Chamberlain, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 21 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 31 | Goss, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 17 | Grambeau, Shane | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 16 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 10 | McKellar, Craig | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 7 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ? | ? |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ? | ? |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 13 | 297 | 237 | 60 | 64 | 12 | 0+ | 0+ | |||