1960 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1960 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 18 of the 1960 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, J. Beckwith, G. Case, B. Dixon, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, B. Donohoe, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, G. Leydin, D. McKenzie, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Melbourne (10.5.65) were defeated by Essendon (10.18.78).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Lord (3), A. Rowarth (3), I. Ridley (2), H. Mann, R. Nilsson
Essendon: J. Birt (4), G. Leek (2), B. Dunlop, R. Evans, K. Fraser, J. Somerville
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 27 August 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
50,274
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 5 | (65) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Margin | MELB by 14 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 10 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 5 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Donohoe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 18 | |||