1951 VFL Round 9: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1951 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 9 of the 1951 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
Les Foote captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
North Melbourne
L. Foote (capt.), G. Bahen, B. Brooker, K. Dynon, R. Fletcher, F. Jeeves, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, K. McKenzie, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, E. Parkes, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, T. Robb, K. Smith, J. Spencer, C. Thornton
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, B. Harper, J. Jones, C. Lambert, R. Lunn, L. Mann, W. May, R. McConnell, K. McDonald, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, F. Payne, B. Syme, G. Tate
North Melbourne (8.11.59) were defeated by Essendon (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: K. McMahon (3), J. Spencer (3), F. Jeeves, J. Reeves
Essendon: J. Coleman (5), R. McEwin (2), B. Syme (2), G. Tate (2), J. Gill, B. Hutchison
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 23 June 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
8.11.59 - 13.13.91
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Les Foote
(North Melbourne),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bahen, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Fletcher, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foote, Les (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jeeves, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McKenzie, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Mogg, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Thornton, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | |||