1949 VFL Preliminary Final: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 17 September 1949 between North Melbourne and Essendon in the preliminary final of the 1949 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), B. Brooker, D. Condon, A. Crawford, K. Dynon, L. Francis, T. Jarrard, P. Kelly, G. Kokkin, J. Lineen, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, S. Radloff, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, R. Ryan, L. Shipp, J. Spencer
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, V. Fisher, L. Gardiner, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, K. Rawle, B. Syme, G. Tate, A. Thaw
North Melbourne (9.7.61) were defeated by Essendon (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Condon (3), J. Spencer (2), K. Dynon, L. Foote, G. Marchesi, S. Radloff
Essendon: D. Reynolds (4), J. Coleman (3), B. Syme (2), T. Leehane, G. Tate
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Essendon faced Carlton in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 17 September 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
69,281
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
9.7.61 - 11.12.78
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Les Foote
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Francis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Kokkin, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lineen, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Radloff, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shipp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 7 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Fisher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||