1957 VFL Semi Final 2: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1957 between Melbourne and Essendon in the second semi final 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.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, K. Carroll, G. Case, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Clarke, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, B. Gluyas, C. Hebbard, J. Heenan, G. Leek, J. McColl, H. Mitchell, M. Pascoe, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, B. Suter, J. Towner
Melbourne (8.19.67) were defeated by Essendon (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (2), G. Tunbridge (2), G. Case, D. Fenton-Smith, I. Ridley, A. Webb
Essendon: G. Leek (3), M. Pascoe (3), J. Birt (2), S. Booth, R. Burgess, R. Fox, C. Hebbard
As a result of this match, Melbourne faced Hawthorn in the preliminary final and Essendon faced Melbourne in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 7 September 1957
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
70,232
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 19 | 8 | . | 19 | (67) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | MELB by 7 | ESSE by 48 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 19 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Gluyas, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | McColl, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Suter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||