1949 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1949 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 2 of the 1949 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
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.), J. Bradford, D. Condon, K. Dynon, J. Hedley, T. Jarrard, F. Jeeves, D. Johnson, J. Lineen, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, E. O'Rourke, E. Parkes, S. Radloff, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, R. Ryan, L. Shipp, J. Spencer
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, J. Coleman, V. Fisher, L. Gardiner, I. Goodingham, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Rawle, B. Syme
North Melbourne (7.14.56) were defeated by Essendon (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (4), D. Condon, L. Foote, K. McKenzie
Essendon: J. Coleman (3), T. Leehane (2), K. Rawle (2), B. Hutchison, J. Jones, G. Lane
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 23 April 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
7.14.56 - 10.15.75
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Les Foote
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bradford, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Hedley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Johnson, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lineen, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Radloff, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shipp, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Fisher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||