1972 Games · 1972 Player Statistics

Melbourne 109 – 85 Essendon

← · 1972 · Round 6 · 06/05/1972 2:10 · M.C.G. · Crowd 41357 · →

Melbourne 5.3.338.6.548.9.5716.13.109
Essendon 5.2.327.5.479.11.6512.13.85
Qrt margin ME by 1ME by 7ES by 8ME by 24
Qrt scores ME 33-32ME 21-15ES 18-3ME 52-20
Field umpires Peter Matheson (23)

Melbourne Match Statistics (109) — Coach: Ian Ridley

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
15 Stan Alves 16 8 2 18 1 2 3
19 Ray Biffin 9 4 9 1 3
14 Barry Bourke 16 2 1 17 2 6
35 Paul Callery 17 2 2 19 3 1 1 3
17 Denis Clark 12 2 1 13 1 3 1
34 John Clennett 15 10 15 3 1 7 1
12 Mike Collins 10 2 12 3 2
6 Frank Davis 12 2 1 13 3
24 Ross Dillon 8 5 2 10 1 5 1
33 Gary Hardeman 15 6 3 18 3 2
8 Peter Keenan 9 10 2 11 3 1 24 1 3
50 Shane McSpeerin 19 7 19 2 2 1
21 Graham Molloy 6 5 2 8 4
7 Graham Osborne
26 Greg Parke 8 6 5 13 2 4 2
45 Henry Ritterman 4 4 1
4 Tony Sullivan 13 1 13 1
16 John Townsend 19 3 3 22 3 1 1 7
1 Max Walker 12 7 2 14 5 2
11 Greg Wells 19 3 2 21 1 1 3
Totals 23983302691613363043
Opposition 21159182291213244330

Essendon Match Statistics (85) — Coach: Des Tuddenham

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
11 Geoff Blethyn 10 2 10 5 2 5
9 John Cassin 12 2 2 14 2 1
19 Robin Close 8 5 1 9 2 2 3
32 Barry Davis 15 3 15
1 Neville Fields 14 3 14 1 1 3
21 Ken Fletcher 16 2 16 1 4 2
18 Barry Grinter 2 1 1 3
15 Don Gross 5 1 5 1 1
44 Len Halley 8 4 1 9 1 2 2 2 1
29 Ken Hogan 15 1 2 17 2 2 1
24 Don McKenzie 8 2 2 10 14 5 2
34 Laurie Moloney 22 7 2 24 1 1 1 3
10 Alan Noonan 14 4 14 1 1 3 1
7 Charlie Payne 8 1 1 9 1 3
36 Greg Perry 5 3 2 7 2 8 2 3
6 Ken Roberts 9 2 1 10 2 2
12 Graeme Schultz 6 2 1 7 1 1 2
27 Sandy Talbot 10 4 10 4 1
8 Des Tuddenham 6 2 1 7 1 1 1
22 John Williams 18 8 1 19 3 2
Totals 21159182291213244330
Opposition 23983302691613363043

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
15 Stan Alves 25y 350d 130 (44-0-86 33.85%) 65 (0.50) ← ←
19 Ray Biffin 23y 0d 43 (18-1-24 43.02%) 12 (0.28) ← ←
14 Barry Bourke 28y 235d 138 (62-1-75 45.29%) 154 (1.12) ← ←
35 Paul Callery 22y 18d 38 (16-1-21 43.42%) 58 (1.53) ← ←
17 Denis Clark 22y 14d 60 (21-1-38 35.83%) 38 (0.63) ← ←
34 John Clennett 22y 102d 4 (2-0-2 50.00%) 4 (1.00) ← ←
12 Mike Collins 19y 1d 6 (4-0-2 66.67%) 1 (0.17) ← ←
6 Frank Davis 27y 255d 135 (53-1-81 39.63%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
24 Ross Dillon 24y 148d 80 (21-0-59 26.25%) 131 (1.64) ← ←
33 Gary Hardeman 22y 70d 92 (33-1-58 36.41%) 38 (0.41) ← ←
8 Peter Keenan 21y 29d 42 (17-1-24 41.67%) 35 (0.83) ← ←
50 Shane McSpeerin 19y 275d 9 (4-1-4 50.00%) 6 (0.67) ← ←
21 Graham Molloy 24y 315d 43 (16-1-26 38.37%) 25 (0.58) ← ←
7 Graham Osborne 24y 311d 72 (23-1-48 32.64%) 32 (0.44) ← ←
26 Greg Parke 24y 18d 83 (29-1-53 35.54%) 95 (1.14) ← ←
45 Henry Ritterman 20y 229d 3 (2-0-1 66.67%) 2 (0.67) ← ←
4 Tony Sullivan 23y 109d 74 (24-1-49 33.11%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
16 John Townsend 28y 325d 147 (72-1-74 49.32%) 181 (1.23) ← ←
1 Max Walker 23y 237d 79 (23-1-55 29.75%) 22 (0.28) ← ←
11 Greg Wells 21y 335d 47 (16-1-30 35.11%) 46 (0.98) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 187d 1325 (500-15-810 38.30%) 947 (0.71)
C Ian Ridley 38y 81d 28 (13-1-14 48.21%) ←

Essendon Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Essendon Games (W-D-L W%) Essendon Goals (Ave.)
11 Geoff Blethyn 21y 191d 53 (19-2-32 37.74%) 107 (2.02) ← ←
9 John Cassin 20y 309d 15 (5-0-10 33.33%) 4 (0.27) ← ←
19 Robin Close 22y 185d 55 (31-0-24 56.36%) 95 (1.73) ← ←
32 Barry Davis 28y 234d 202 (119-6-77 60.40%) 63 (0.31) ← ←
1 Neville Fields 20y 167d 27 (9-0-18 33.33%) 17 (0.63) ← ←
21 Ken Fletcher 24y 106d 95 (41-4-50 45.26%) 9 (0.09) ← ←
18 Barry Grinter 20y 208d 11 (4-1-6 40.91%) 2 (0.18) ← ←
15 Don Gross 25y 35d 106 (54-3-49 52.36%) 97 (0.92) ← ←
44 Len Halley 21y 60d 20 (7-0-13 35.00%) 9 (0.45) ← ←
29 Ken Hogan 20y 287d 14 (6-0-8 42.86%) 8 (0.57) ← ←
24 Don McKenzie 33y 44d 222 (129-6-87 59.46%) 23 (0.10) ← ←
34 Laurie Moloney 23y 8d 8 (4-0-4 50.00%) 3 (0.38) ← ←
10 Alan Noonan 24y 206d 91 (50-4-37 57.14%) 196 (2.15) ← ←
7 Charlie Payne 27y 175d 176 (104-5-67 60.51%) 127 (0.72) ← ←
36 Greg Perry 23y 98d 10 (6-0-4 60.00%) 10 (1.00) ← ←
6 Ken Roberts 19y 359d 9 (5-0-4 55.56%) 1 (0.11) ← ←
12 Graeme Schultz 18y 355d 17 (4-1-12 26.47%) 30 (1.76) ← ←
27 Sandy Talbot 22y 281d 22 (7-1-14 34.09%) ← ←
8 Des Tuddenham 29y 98d 174 (114-2-58 66.09%) 241 (1.39) 5 (4-0-1 80.00%) 7 (1.40)
22 John Williams 24y 294d 123 (62-4-57 52.03%) 13 (0.11) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 239d 1450 (780-39-631 55.14%) 1055 (0.73)
C Des Tuddenham 29y 98d 6 (4-0-2 66.67%) ←

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.