1961 VFL Season 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 one of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (8.10.58) defeated Essendon (6.13.49).
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
North Melbourne
Captain: Allen AylettCoach: Wally Carter
Essendon
Captain: Jack ClarkeVice-Captain: Geoff Leek
Coach: John Coleman
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 | |||