1950 VFL Round 6: North Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1950 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 6 of the 1950 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.), B. Brooker, D. Condon, K. Dynon, L. Francis, J. Hedley, T. Jarrard, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, J. Malone, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, S. Radloff, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, T. Robb, J. Spencer, C. Thornton

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, L. Gardiner, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, B. Snell, G. Tate

North Melbourne (13.8.86) defeated Essendon (11.5.71).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (6), L. Foote (2), B. Brooker, D. Condon, K. Dynon, J. Reeves, T. Robb
Essendon: J. Coleman (5), R. McEwin (2), B. Hutchison, J. Jones, T. Leehane, G. Tate

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: North Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 27 May 1950
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Essendon
Score: 13.8.86 - 11.5.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 1 6 . 3 9 . 5 13 . 8 13 . 8 (86)
Essendon 4 . 3 5 . 3 10 . 4 11 . 5 11 . 5 (71)
Margin ESSE by 14 NMLB by 6 ESSE by 5 NMLB by 15 NMLB by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 1 ?
16 Condon, Don ? ? 1 ?
2 Dynon, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
1 Foote, Les (c) ? ? 2 ?
13 Francis, Leo ? ? 0 ?
27 Hedley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Pat ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
25 Lineen, Jock ? ? 0 ?
11 Malone, Jim ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
20 McKenzie, Keith ? ? 0 ?
10 Radloff, Stan ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 1 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Robb, Tim ? ? 1 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 6 ?
32 Thornton, Col ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 8

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Allanson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
19 Bigelow, Doug ? ? 0 ?
27 Bradley, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Coleman, John ? ? 5 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
6 Hassell, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 1 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 1 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 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 ? ? 2 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 0 ?
22 Snell, Bill ? ? 0 ?
16 Tate, Greg ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 5

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