1959 VFL Season 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 four of the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (8.14.62) were defeated by North Melbourne (11.11.77).
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
Essendon
Captain: Jack ClarkeCoach: Dick Reynolds
North Melbourne
Captain: John BradyCoach: Wally Carter
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 | |||