1955 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1955 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 16 of the 1955 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, K. Christie, 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
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, D. Carmichael, J. Carstairs, K. Chapman, D. Dench, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Harrington, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor
Melbourne (16.23.119) defeated Essendon (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (5), L. Mithen (3), R. Barassi (2), B. McKenzie (2), I. Ridley (2), C. Laidlaw, S. Spencer
Essendon: G. Sewell (2), R. Fox, J. Gill, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 6 August 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
49,352
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 19 | 16 | . | 23 | 16 | . | 23 | (119) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | MELB by 23 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 51 | MELB by 65 | MELB by 65 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 23 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Carmichael, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Chapman, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||