1955 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1955 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 15 of the 1955 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
Vic Lawrence captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Jock McCorkell.
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, T. Bull, K. Carroll, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, P. Marquis, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, A. Webb, D. Williams
North Melbourne
V. Lawrence (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, J. Ford, M. Grambeau, L. Icke, B. Johnson, P. Johnson, A. Mantello, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, E. Parkes, B. Reddick, J. Russell, J. Spencer, L. Templar
Melbourne (12.18.90) defeated North Melbourne (8.15.63).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Webb (4), S. Spencer (3), R. Barassi (2), B. McKenzie (2), I. Ridley
North Melbourne: A. Aylett (2), J. Russell (2), L. Templar (2), M. Grambeau, J. Spencer
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 July 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,486
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
12.18.90 - 8.15.63
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Margin | MELB by 12 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 35 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
Vic Lawrence
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bull, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McGivern, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McKenzie, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 18 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Ford, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Icke, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Reddick, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Russell, James | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 15 | |||