1955 VFL 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 14 of the 1955 VFL season.
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
V. Lawrence (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, N. Doolan, G. Eastmure, J. Ford, M. Grambeau, L. Icke, R. James, B. Johnson, P. Johnson, J. Joiner, A. Mantello, K. McMahon, N. Neeson, J. O'Halloran, B. Reddick, J. Russell, J. Spencer, L. Templar
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, K. Chapman, J. Clarke, D. Dench, R. Fox, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor
North Melbourne (9.7.61) were defeated by Essendon (17.23.125).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (3), J. O'Halloran (2), L. Templar (2), M. Grambeau, P. Johnson
Essendon: H. Mitchell (5), J. Gill (3), J. Gamble (2), B. Hutchison (2), K. Peucker (2), D. Bigelow, K. Chapman, G. Sewell
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Vic Lawrence
(North Melbourne),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
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 | |||