1958 VFL Round 16: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1958 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1958 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts.
John Beckwith captained the visitors with Ron Barassi as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, B. Box, R. Burgess, B. Donohoe, F. Driscoll, A. Epis, K. Fraser, J. Gamble, G. Leek, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, A. Murdoch, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Shearman, K. Timms, J. Towner
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), R. Barassi (vice-capt.), K. Carroll, G. Case, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, P. Marquis, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, B. Turner, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Essendon (11.12.78) defeated Melbourne (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Birt (4), M. Pascoe (3), F. Driscoll, G. Moloney, K. Peucker, G. Sewell
Melbourne: R. Barassi (3), B. Johnson (3), T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, B. Turner, A. Webb
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 August 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | MELB by 4 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 16 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Box, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Driscoll, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||