1954 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1954 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 9 of the 1954 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Geoff Collins captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
G. Collins (capt.), F. Adams, K. Albiston, L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, K. Christie, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, J. Ferguson, R. Lane, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, N. McMahen, K. Melville, L. Mithen, S. Spencer, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Jones, J. Knowles, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, J. Towner
Melbourne (11.13.79) were defeated by Essendon (14.17.101).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Spencer (4), N. Clarke (2), I. McLean (2), F. Adams, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie
Essendon: B. Hutchison (3), J. Towner (3), S. Booth (2), H. Mitchell (2), J. Gill, J. Harrington, G. Leek, L. Mann
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Essendon remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Monday 14 June 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
36,798
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Margin | MELB by 21 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Geoff Collins
(Melbourne),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Albiston, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Collins, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ferguson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | |||