1957 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1957 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 3 of the 1957 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), D. Atkinson, R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, G. Case, P. Cook, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, J. Lord, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, G. Pinfold, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Clarke, B. Donohoe, F. Driscoll, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Knowles, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, B. Suter, K. Timms, J. Towner
Melbourne (11.20.86) defeated Essendon (5.11.41).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Tunbridge (3), D. Fenton-Smith (2), A. Webb (2), P. Cook, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, G. Pinfold
Essendon: S. Booth (3), F. Driscoll (2)
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 4 May 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
47,920
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 20 | 11 | . | 20 | (86) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 11 | (41) |
| Margin | MELB by 17 | MELB by 24 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 45 | MELB by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Atkinson, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cook, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pinfold, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 20 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Driscoll, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Suter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 11 | |||