1955 VFL 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 3 of the 1955 VFL season.
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
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, D. Dench, R. Fox, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, K. Reed, G. Sewell, B. Taylor
North Melbourne
V. Lawrence (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, B. Burt, G. Eastmure, G. English, M. Grambeau, B. Johnson, J. Joiner, J. Lawrence, A. Mantello, P. Marchesi, T. McLean, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, M. Ritchie, J. Spencer, L. Templar, R. Walsh
Essendon (11.14.80) defeated North Melbourne (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Mitchell (3), S. Booth (2), B. Hutchison (2), K. Peucker (2), J. Gill, G. Leek
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (4), A. Aylett, M. Grambeau, J. O'Halloran, M. Ritchie, L. Templar
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Vic Lawrence
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
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 | |||