1960 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1960 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 7 of the 1960 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), R. Burgess, B. Capuano, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, J. Gamble, C. Hebbard, G. Leydin, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), J. Beckwith, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, H. Mann, I. McLean, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge
Essendon (9.15.69) were defeated by Melbourne (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Evans (4), J. Clarke (2), G. Leydin, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch
Melbourne: B. Johnson (3), R. Barassi (2), A. Rowarth (2), N. Crompton, C. Laidlaw, L. Mithen
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
32,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 2 | MELB by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||