1956 VFL Round 14: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1956 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 14 of the 1956 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Charlie Gaudion.
Essendon
D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, D. Carmichael, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Clarkson, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, J. Towner, G. Willey
North Melbourne
A. Aylett, K. Batchelor, N. Dean, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, J. Ford, P. Hamilton, J. Joiner, A. Mantello, B. Martyn, J. O'Halloran, P. O'Sullivan, M. Ritchie, J. Russell, J. Spencer, N. Teasdale, L. Templar
Essendon (10.18.78) defeated North Melbourne (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Willey (5), S. Booth (2), M. Pascoe (2), H. Mitchell
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (3), G. Eastmure (2), P. O'Sullivan
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1956 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1956
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
12,800
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
10.18.78 - 6.11.47
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Charlie Gaudion
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Carmichael, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Clarkson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Willey, Graham | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 18 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Batchelor, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Dean, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | English, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ford, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Joiner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Ritchie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Russell, James | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 11 | |||