1947 VFL Round 17: Essendon v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 August 1947 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 17 of the 1947 VFL season. Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill. Dick Reynolds captained the hosts. Kevin Dynon captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, I. Goodingham, B. Harper, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, B. McClure, N. McDonald, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, G. Tate, H. Tonkes

North Melbourne
K. Dynon (capt.), D. Condon, F. Connellan, A. Crump, G. Dunscombe, S. Dyer, T. Jarrard, J. Kuhl, J. Lyons, A. Maas, J. Malone, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, D. O'Brien, S. Radloff, L. Reeves, K. Slattery, F. Stephens, C. Thornton, B. Williamson

Essendon (19.12.126) defeated North Melbourne (12.14.86).

Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (5), T. Leehane (5), I. Goodingham (3), K. Rawle (3), P. Bushby (2), J. Jones
North Melbourne: D. Condon (2), D. O'Brien (2), K. Slattery (2), F. Connellan, G. Dunscombe, S. Dyer, K. Dynon, L. Reeves, C. Thornton

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Essendon v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 16 August 1947
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 13,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. North Melbourne
Score: 19.12.126 - 12.14.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 4 11 . 6 14 . 9 19 . 12 19 . 12 (126)
North Melbourne 1 . 2 5 . 6 8 . 11 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Margin ESSE by 14 ESSE by 36 ESSE by 34 ESSE by 40 ESSE by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Bob McCaskill (North Melbourne)
Captains: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Kevin Dynon (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Allanson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
19 Bigelow, Doug ? ? 0 ?
27 Bradley, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 2 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
30 Goodingham, Ivan ? ? 3 ?
8 Harper, Bert ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 5 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 1 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
9 Leehane, Ted ? ? 5 ?
31 McClure, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Pearson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 3 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Tate, Greg ? ? 0 ?
1 Tonkes, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 12

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Condon, Don ? ? 2 ?
1 Connellan, Frank ? ? 1 ?
4 Crump, Alf ? ? 0 ?
29 Dunscombe, Graham ? ? 1 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 1 ?
24 Dynon, Kevin (c) ? ? 1 ?
19 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
21 Kuhl, Jim ? ? 0 ?
15 Lyons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Maas, Allan ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 2 ?
27 Radloff, Stan ? ? 0 ?
25 Reeves, Les ? ? 1 ?
36 Slattery, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
3 Stephens, Frank ? ? 0 ?
7 Thornton, Col ? ? 1 ?
14 Williamson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 14

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