1952 VFL Round 14: North Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1952 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 14 of the 1952 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval. Kevin Dynon 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
K. Dynon (capt.), N. Alford, A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, J. Edwards, M. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, L. Icke, T. Jarrard, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, G. Marchesi, J. McCorkell, L. Mogg, J. O'Halloran, E. Parkes, J. Reeves, L. Reeves, J. Spencer

Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, J. Gill, B. Gilmore, J. Heenan, J. Jones, R. Lunn, R. Martini, W. May, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, P. O'Sullivan, F. Payne, G. Sewell, B. Syme

North Melbourne (7.11.53) defeated Essendon (7.8.50).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: N. Alford (2), J. Edwards, L. Mogg, J. O'Halloran, J. Reeves, J. Spencer
Essendon: J. Coleman (4), J. Carstairs, B. Hutchison, R. McEwin

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: North Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 26 July 1952
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Essendon
Score: 7.11.53 - 7.8.50

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 3 3 . 3 7 . 10 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Essendon 0 . 0 4 . 4 4 . 5 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
Margin NMLB by 21 ESSE by 7 NMLB by 23 NMLB by 3 NMLB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: Kevin Dynon (North Melbourne), Bill Hutchison (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Roach

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Alford, Noel ? ? 2 ?
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 0 ?
20 Brady, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Dynon, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 1 ?
4 Grambeau, Mick ? ? 0 ?
11 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 ?
27 Icke, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
2 Jarrard, Ted ? ? 0 ?
33 Larsen, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic ? ? 0 ?
3 Marchesi, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
18 McCorkell, Jock ? ? 0 ?
23 Mogg, Les ? ? 1 ?
5 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 1 ?
29 Parkes, Eric ? ? 0 ?
6 Reeves, John ? ? 1 ?
24 Reeves, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 11

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
19 Bigelow, Doug ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Carstairs, Jim ? ? 1 ?
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Coleman, John ? ? 4 ?
34 Gill, John ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilmore, Brian ? ? 0 ?
14 Heenan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill (c) ? ? 1 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 0 ?
27 Lunn, Ron ? ? 0 ?
5 Martini, Ray ? ? 0 ?
12 May, Wally ? ? 0 ?
25 McConnell, Roy ? ? 0 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 McEwin, Ron ? ? 1 ?
16 O'Sullivan, Peter ? ? 0 ?
35 Payne, Fred ? ? 0 ?
9 Sewell, Greg ? ? 0 ?
26 Syme, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 8

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