1958 VFL Round 6: North Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1958 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 6 of the 1958 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval. John Brady captained the hosts. Jack Clarke captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

North Melbourne
J. Brady (capt.), A. Aylett, B. Cahill, K. Dean, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, J. Edwards, G. English, K. Fyffe, A. Mantello, K. McMahon, B. O'Halloran, P. O'Sullivan, T. Pelly, M. Ritchie, F. Stephenson, N. Teasdale, J. Waddington, B. Wiltshire

Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, B. Donohoe, T. Elliott, K. Fraser, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, K. Green, G. Leek, B. Mackie, A. Murdoch, K. Parks, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, K. Timms, J. Towner, A. Yeo

North Melbourne (9.10.64) defeated Essendon (7.13.55).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Dugdale (4), A. Aylett (3), N. Teasdale (2)
Essendon: J. Birt (3), S. Booth (2), G. Leek, K. Timms

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Essendon remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: North Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 17 May 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Essendon
Score: 9.10.64 - 7.13.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 5 . 7 5 . 7 9 . 10 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Essendon 0 . 0 4 . 7 5 . 8 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
Margin NMLB by 37 NMLB by 6 NMLB by 26 NMLB by 9 NMLB by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: John Brady (North Melbourne), Jack Clarke (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Jackson

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 3 ?
20 Brady, John (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 Cahill, Brian ? ? 0 ?
9 Dean, Ken ? ? 0 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 0 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 4 ?
27 Dwyer, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 English, Garry ? ? 0 ?
18 Fyffe, Ken ? ? 0 ?
7 Mantello, Albert ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
31 O'Halloran, Brian ? ? 0 ?
19 O'Sullivan, Peter ? ? 0 ?
8 Pelly, Tom ? ? 0 ?
1 Ritchie, Max ? ? 0 ?
16 Stephenson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Teasdale, Noel ? ? 2 ?
32 Waddington, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Wiltshire, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 10

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 3 ?
2 Booth, Stan ? ? 2 ?
18 Burgess, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
26 Donohoe, Brian ? ? 0 ?
19 Elliott, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
23 Fraser, Ken ? ? 0 ?
13 Gallagher, Fred ? ? 0 ?
22 Gamble, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
37 Green, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
30 Leek, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
32 Mackie, Barry ? ? 0 ?
15 Murdoch, Alby ? ? 0 ?
24 Parks, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
34 Pascoe, Mal ? ? 0 ?
Peucker, Ken ? ? 0 ?
9 Sewell, Greg ? ? 0 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 1 ?
33 Towner, John ? ? 0 ?
36 Yeo, Alby ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 13

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s