1954 VFL 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 8 of the 1954 VFL season.
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
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Jones, J. Knowles, G. Leek, J. McColl, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor
North Melbourne
A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, N. Doolan, K. Dynon, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, M. Grambeau, R. Grant, P. Hamilton, L. Icke, B. Johnson, P. Kelly, T. Larsen, V. Lawrence, K. McMahon, L. Mogg, J. Spencer, L. Templar, G. Walker
Essendon (14.14.98) defeated North Melbourne (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (5), J. Jones (2), G. Leek (2), H. Mitchell (2), S. Booth, J. Gill, B. Hutchison
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (3), L. Templar (3), A. Aylett, B. Brooker, K. Dynon, L. Mogg
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) and North Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
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 | |||