1976 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1976 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 10 of the 1976 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill. Graham Moss captained the hosts with Ken Fletcher as vice-captain. Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Len Thompson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Murray Weideman.

Essendon
G. Moss (capt.), K. Fletcher (vice-capt.), R. Andrews, S. Beaumont, G. Blethyn, G. Burdett, R. Close, M. Crow, R. Ellen, N. Fields, B. Grinter, P. Hickmott, S. Madden, R. Newton, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, K. Roberts, B. Walsh, L. Watson, A. Wilson

Collingwood
D. Tuddenham (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, J. Board, P. Carman, S. Clifford, I. Cooper, W. Gordon, R. Hyde, P. Manassa, P. McCormack, P. Moore, R. Oborne, C. Perry, B. Picken, M. Richardson, W. Richardson, R. Shaw, R. Wearmouth, T. Wight

Essendon (14.19.103) defeated Collingwood (13.16.94).

Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Beaumont (3), G. Blethyn (3), B. Walsh (3), N. Fields (2), R. Close, M. Crow, G. Parkes
Collingwood: P. Carman (4), D. Tuddenham (3), P. Moore (2), P. McCormack, R. Oborne, R. Shaw, R. Wearmouth

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 10th on the ladder and Collingwood remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 5 June 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 25,450

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Collingwood
Score: 14.19.103 - 13.16.94

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5 . 3 7 . 7 11 . 13 14 . 19 14 . 19 (103)
Collingwood 3 . 5 6 . 11 10 . 13 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
Margin ESSE by 10 ESSE by 2 ESSE by 6 ESSE by 9 ESSE by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Essendon), Murray Weideman (Collingwood)
Captains: Graham Moss (Essendon), Des Tuddenham (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Ken Fletcher (Essendon), Len Thompson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Fellows, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Andrews, Ron ? ? 0 1 15 14 1 4 0 6 1
3 Beaumont, Steve ? ? 3 2 13 12 1 4 0 3 0
7 Blethyn, Geoff ? ? 3 1 10 7 3 3 0 1 2
45 Burdett, Geoff ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Close, Robin ? ? 1 1 9 8 1 2 0 0 2
31 Crow, Max ? ? 1 3 17 14 3 9 1 1 2
30 Ellen, Russell ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 1 2 2
1 Fields, Neville ? ? 2 1 27 23 4 5 0 6 3
21 Fletcher, Ken (vc) ? ? 0 1 17 17 0 1 0 3 4
18 Grinter, Barry ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 1 2 2
23 Hickmott, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 2 2
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 0 2 8 5 3 2 1 0 2
25 Moss, Graham (c) ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 6 9 4 5
2 Newton, Rob ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 2 1
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Parkes, Gary ? ? 1 0 23 18 5 5 0 0 4
6 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 0 28 23 5 6 0 4 3
12 Walsh, Brian ? ? 3 2 30 25 5 8 0 2 2
22 Watson, Larry ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 0 0 3 2
33 Wilson, Andy ? ? 0 3 22 19 3 4 0 1 5
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 14 19 279 230 49 69 13 42 44

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 2 0 2 3
11 Board, Jim ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 1 2
9 Carman, Phil ? ? 4 3 15 14 1 6 1 2 2
20 Clifford, Stephen ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 0 2 1
10 Cooper, Ian ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 5 0 2 3
13 Gordon, Wayne ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 4 1 1 2
38 Hyde, Robert ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 3 2
31 Manassa, Phil ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 7 0 1 3
6 McCormack, Peter ? ? 1 2 5 5 0 4 0 1 1
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 2 2 7 5 2 5 1 0 2
8 Oborne, Rod ? ? 1 4 8 7 1 1 0 2 1
7 Perry, Chris ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 2 2 2
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 4 0 2 2
3 Richardson, Max ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 1 1 2 3
18 Richardson, Wayne ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 4 0 2 3
23 Shaw, Ray ? ? 1 1 15 12 3 1 0 3 2
2 Thompson, Len (vc) ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 5 21 4 2
1 Tuddenham, Des (c) ? ? 3 0 20 15 5 5 2 7 2
5 Wearmouth, Ronnie ? ? 1 1 17 11 6 4 0 3 2
28 Wight, Terry ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 2 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 16 271 216 55 70 29 44 42

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s