1959 VFL Round 4: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1959 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 4 of the 1959 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts.
John Brady captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, B. Donohoe, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, J. Gamble, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, G. Leydin, B. Mackie, H. Mitchell, D. Nicolson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, K. Timms, J. Towner
North Melbourne
J. Brady (capt.), A. Aylett, A. Carr, M. Cooke, N. Doolan, P. Dow, J. Dugdale, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, J. Little, A. Mantello, K. McMahon, J. O'Brien, R. Poole, M. Ritchie, P. Schofield, F. Stephenson, N. Teasdale, B. Turner, J. Waddington
Essendon (8.14.62) were defeated by North Melbourne (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Evans (3), J. Birt, J. Clarke, K. Fraser, H. Mitchell, D. Nicolson
North Melbourne: A. Aylett (4), J. Dugdale (2), P. Schofield (2), J. Little, A. Mantello, N. Teasdale
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) and North Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 May 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
22,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
8.14.62 - 11.11.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | ESSE by 13 | NMLB by 2 | NMLB by 23 | NMLB by 15 | NMLB by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
John Brady
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mackie, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Nicolson, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 14 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Carr, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cooke, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dow, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Little, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | O'Brien, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Poole, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Ritchie, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Stephenson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Waddington, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||