1955 VFL Season Round 14: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1955 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round fourteen of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football League.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
Vic Lawrence captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
North Melbourne (9.7.61) were defeated by Essendon (17.23.125).
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 23 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
9.7.61 - 17.23.125
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 20 | 17 | . | 23 | 17 | . | 23 | (125) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 57 | ESSE by 64 | ESSE by 64 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
North Melbourne
Captain: Vic LawrenceCoach: Jock McCorkell
Essendon
Captain: Bill HutchisonCoach: Dick Reynolds
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Ford, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Icke, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | James, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Joiner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Neeson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Reddick, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Russell, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 7 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Chapman, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 23 | |||