1951 VFL Season 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 nine of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (8.11.59) were defeated by Essendon (13.13.91).
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
North Melbourne
Captain: Les FooteCoach: Wally Carter
Essendon
Captain: Bill HutchisonCoach: Dick Reynolds
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 | |||