1957 VFL Round 14: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1957 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1957 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
John Beckwith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, D. Carmichael, J. Clarke, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, C. Hebbard, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, B. Suter, J. Towner
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, G. Case, P. Cook, B. Dixon, B. Dunsford, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, J. Lord, P. Marquis, T. Mountain, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Essendon (9.18.72) were defeated by Melbourne (11.7.73).
Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Hebbard (3), H. Mitchell (2), S. Booth, J. Gill, B. Hutchison, G. Sewell
Melbourne: B. Johnson (4), A. Webb (3), R. Barassi (2), P. Brenchley, T. Johnson
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 July 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
22,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 18 | 9 | . | 18 | (72) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Margin | MELB by 2 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 14 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Carmichael, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Suter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 18 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cook, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Dunsford, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Mountain, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 7 | |||