1959 VFL Round 15: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1959 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 15 of the 1959 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
North Melbourne
A. Aylett, A. Carr, M. Cooke, K. Dean, N. Doolan, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, K. Fyffe, F. Galle, M. Gaudion, J. Jenkins, J. Little, K. McMahon, R. Mills, J. O'Brien, D. Palmer, P. Schofield, F. Stephenson, B. Turner, J. Waddington
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, P. Doran, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, G. Leek, B. Mackie, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, K. Peucker, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, J. Towner
North Melbourne (11.8.74) were defeated by Essendon (16.14.110).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Palmer (3), A. Aylett (2), G. Eastmure (2), P. Schofield (2), A. Carr, M. Gaudion
Essendon: R. Evans (9), H. Mitchell (4), J. Clarke (2), G. Leek
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 8 August 1959
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
18,500
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
11.8.74 - 16.14.110
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Margin | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 63 | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Carr, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Cooke, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Edwards, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Fyffe, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Galle, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gaudion, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Little, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Mills, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | O'Brien, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Palmer, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Schofield, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Stephenson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Waddington, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 8 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 47 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Mackie, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | |||