1954 VFL Season Round 8: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1954 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round eight of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jock McCorkell.
Essendon (14.14.98) defeated North Melbourne (10.15.75).
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
14.14.98 - 10.15.75
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | NMLB by 7 | NMLB by 25 | NMLB by 5 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Bill HutchisonCoach: Dick Reynolds
North Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Jock McCorkell
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | McColl, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Grant, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Icke, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Larsen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mogg, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Walker, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||