1958 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1958 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 5 of the 1958 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts with Ron Barassi as vice-captain.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), R. Barassi (vice-capt.), F. Adams, G. Case, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, D. Jones, J. Lord, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, G. Wilkinson, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, B. Donohoe, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, C. Hebbard, J. Knowles, G. Leek, A. Murdoch, K. Parks, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, K. Timms, J. Towner, A. Yeo
Melbourne (15.12.102) defeated Essendon (12.15.87).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (4), A. Webb (4), I. Ridley (2), G. Tunbridge (2), F. Adams, R. Barassi, G. Case
Essendon: F. Gallagher (3), K. Timms (3), K. Peucker (2), S. Booth, B. Donohoe, C. Hebbard, G. Leek
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 10 May 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
41,787
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Margin | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 17 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Woolfe
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Wilkinson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Parks, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Yeo, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | |||