1955 VFL Season Round 3: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1955 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round three of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Vic Lawrence captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jock McCorkell.
Essendon (11.14.80) defeated North Melbourne (9.15.69).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 April 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
11.14.80 - 9.15.69
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | NMLB by 17 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Bill HutchisonCoach: Dick Reynolds
North Melbourne
Captain: Vic LawrenceCoach: Jock McCorkell
Player Statistics
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 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Reed, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Burt, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Joiner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Marchesi, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Ritchie, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Walsh, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | |||