1953 VFL Round 17: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1953 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 17 of the 1953 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Kevin Dynon captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, J. Clarke, B. Coleman, J. Coleman, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Jones, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, H. Mitchell, I. Monks, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Syme, A. Thaw
North Melbourne
K. Dynon (capt.), N. Alford, A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, K. Easton, J. Edwards, M. Grambeau, R. Grant, T. Jarrard, B. Johnson, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, G. Marchesi, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, R. Walsh
Essendon (12.6.78) were defeated by North Melbourne (12.7.79).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (5), I. Monks (4), B. Hutchison (2), J. Clarke
North Melbourne: G. Marchesi (5), B. Brooker (2), M. Grambeau (2), J. O'Halloran (2), K. Easton
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 August 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
12.6.78 - 12.7.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | (78) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Margin | ESSE by 3 | NMLB by 10 | NMLB by 3 | NMLB by 1 | NMLB by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Kevin Dynon
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Coleman, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 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 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 6 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Alford, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Easton, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Grant, Reg | ? | ? | 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 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Walsh, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 7 | |||