1953 VFL Round 6: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1953 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 6 of the 1953 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, N. Doolan, P. Hamilton, T. Jarrard, B. Johnson, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, G. Marchesi, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, E. Parkes, L. Reeves
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, L. Gardiner, J. Jones, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, H. Morris, P. O'Sullivan, G. Sewell, B. Syme, A. Thaw, J. Towner
North Melbourne (7.9.51) were defeated by Essendon (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: G. Marchesi (4), B. Brooker (2), N. Alford
Essendon: J. Coleman (3), S. Booth (2), B. Hutchison (2), J. Gamble, J. Towner
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
7.9.51 - 9.14.68
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | ESSE by 13 | NMLB by 10 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Kevin Dynon
(North Melbourne),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Alford, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jarrard, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lineen, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Reeves, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 9 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Morris, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | |||