1955 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1955 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1955 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Noel McMahen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, D. Dench, M. Diston, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, J. Towner
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, N. Baker, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, G. Case, N. Clarke, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, S. Spencer, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Essendon (8.11.59) were defeated by Melbourne (10.13.73).
Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Mitchell (3), B. Hutchison (2), K. Peucker (2), G. Leek
Melbourne: S. Spencer (3), L. Mithen (2), F. Adams, R. Barassi, N. Clarke, B. Johnson, C. Laidlaw
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
25,299
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | MELB by 9 | ESSE by 8 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Diston, Morton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Baker, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | |||