1948 VFL Round 9: Essendon v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1948 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 9 of the 1948 VFL season. Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill. Dick Reynolds captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, D. Bryar, W. Buttsworth, H. Equid, V. Fisher, I. Goodingham, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, B. McClure, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, K. Newton, K. Rawle

North Melbourne
R. Allan, D. Condon, A. Crawford, K. Dynon, L. Francis, J. Hedley, T. Jarrard, D. Johnson, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, J. Malone, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, R. Ryan, J. Spencer

Essendon (12.14.86) defeated North Melbourne (4.8.32).

Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Hutchison (4), H. Equid (2), D. Bigelow, I. Goodingham, T. Leehane, K. Newton, K. Rawle, D. Reynolds
North Melbourne: S. Murray (2), D. Condon, D. O'Brien

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Essendon v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 12 June 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. North Melbourne
Score: 12.14.86 - 4.8.32

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 3 4 . 8 9 . 12 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
North Melbourne 0 . 2 1 . 5 2 . 6 4 . 8 4 . 8 (32)
Margin ESSE by 19 ESSE by 21 ESSE by 48 ESSE by 54 ESSE by 54
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Cole

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bigelow, Doug ? ? 1 ?
27 Bradley, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Bryar, Dick ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
32 Equid, Harry ? ? 2 ?
1 Fisher, Vic ? ? 0 ?
30 Goodingham, Ivan ? ? 1 ?
6 Hassell, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 4 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
17 Lambert, Harold ? ? 0 ?
9 Leehane, Ted ? ? 1 ?
31 McClure, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 McEwin, Ron ? ? 0 ?
29 Newton, Ken ? ? 1 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 1 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 14

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Allan, Ron ? ? 0 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 1 ?
12 Crawford, Alan ? ? 0 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
27 Hedley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Johnson, Doug ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
33 Larsen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
34 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
29 Murray, Sel ? ? 2 ?
28 O'Brien, Dally ? ? 1 ?
24 Reeves, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
35 Ryan, Reg ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 8

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