1956 VFL Round 3: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1956 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 3 of the 1956 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
Bob Brooker captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors with Roy McConnell as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Gaudion and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
North Melbourne
B. Brooker (capt.), A. Aylett, K. Batchelor, J. Brady, K. Dean, N. Doolan, D. Dozzi, J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, K. Easton, J. Edwards, G. English, P. Hamilton, B. Johnson, A. Mantello, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, P. O'Sullivan, J. Spencer, L. Templar
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), R. McConnell (vice-capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, A. Dale, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, F. Lynch, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, W. Prest, G. Sewell, B. Suter, G. Willey
North Melbourne (9.11.65) were defeated by Essendon (15.17.107).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (3), A. Aylett, B. Brooker, N. Doolan, K. Easton, P. O'Sullivan, L. Templar
Essendon: J. Carstairs (5), B. Hutchison (3), G. Willey (3), J. Clarke, J. Gill, H. Mitchell, G. Sewell
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 April 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
9.11.65 - 15.17.107
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Margin | NMLB by 3 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Gaudion
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bob Brooker
(North Melbourne),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Roy McConnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Frood
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Dozzi, Dal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Easton, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Johnson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lynch, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Prest, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Suter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Willey, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 17 | |||