1961 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1961 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 1 of the 1961 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
Allen Aylett captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
North Melbourne
A. Aylett (capt.), A. Carr, B. Cheatley, J. Dalgleish, K. Dean, P. Dow, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, K. Fyffe, M. Gaudion, J. Jenkins, A. Mantello, R. Poole, D. Railton, K. Robertson, F. Robinson, G. Ryan, K. Snell, N. Teasdale
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, P. Doran, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, R. Evans, T. Fordham, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, H. Mitchell, K. Peucker, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
North Melbourne (8.10.58) defeated Essendon (6.13.49).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Dugdale (4), A. Aylett (3), G. Eastmure
Essendon: B. Dunlop (2), J. Clarke, T. Fordham, H. Mitchell, D. Shaw
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 15 April 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
8.10.58 - 6.13.49
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Margin | ESSE by 15 | NMLB by 6 | ESSE by 5 | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Allen Aylett
(North Melbourne),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Carr, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cheatley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dalgleish, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Dow, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Fyffe, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gaudion, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Mantello, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Poole, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Railton, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Robertson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Robinson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ryan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Snell, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 13 | |||