1958 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1958 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 14 of the 1958 VFL season. Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG. John Beckwith captained the hosts with Ron Barassi as vice-captain. John Brady captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), R. Barassi (vice-capt.), F. Adams, K. Carroll, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, D. Jones, J. Lord, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, G. Tunbridge, B. Turner, A. Webb, D. Williams

North Melbourne
J. Brady (capt.), A. Aylett, B. Cahill, K. Dean, N. Doolan, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, G. English, K. Fyffe, M. Gaudion, A. Mantello, B. McCabe, K. McMahon, M. Ritchie, P. Schofield, N. Teasdale, J. Waddington, B. Wiltshire

Melbourne (10.12.72) defeated North Melbourne (8.15.63).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Webb (3), R. Barassi (2), F. Adams, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, G. Tunbridge
North Melbourne: J. Dugdale (4), G. Eastmure (2), A. Aylett, N. Teasdale

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1958 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 July 1958
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 31,489

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. North Melbourne
Score: 10.12.72 - 8.15.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 3 5 . 6 6 . 11 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
North Melbourne 3 . 4 4 . 10 7 . 13 8 . 15 8 . 15 (63)
Margin NMLB by 7 MELB by 2 NMLB by 8 MELB by 9 MELB by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Wally Carter (North Melbourne)
Captains: John Beckwith (Melbourne), John Brady (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Nash

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 1 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (vc) ? ? 2 ?
30 Beckwith, John (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Carroll, Keith ? ? 0 ?
7 Case, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
12 Crompton, Neil ? ? 1 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 1 ?
1 Fenton-Smith, Dick ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
27 Jones, Dennis ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
3 Marquis, Peter ? ? 0 ?
5 McLean, Ian ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
10 Turner, Bob ? ? 0 ?
15 Webb, Athol ? ? 3 ?
25 Williams, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 12

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 1 ?
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 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 2 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 English, Garry ? ? 0 ?
18 Fyffe, Ken ? ? 0 ?
29 Gaudion, Michael ? ? 0 ?
7 Mantello, Albert ? ? 0 ?
31 McCabe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
1 Ritchie, Max ? ? 0 ?
33 Schofield, Peter ? ? 0 ?
2 Teasdale, Noel ? ? 1 ?
32 Waddington, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Wiltshire, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 15

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