1961 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1961 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1961 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 John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, B. Dunlop, R. Evans, T. Fordham, K. Forge, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, A. King, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, K. Timms
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, R. Miller, G. Milner, L. Mithen, G. Pinfold, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge
Essendon (8.9.57) were defeated by Melbourne (11.16.82).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Davis (2), R. Evans (2), J. Birt, K. Fraser, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney
Melbourne: I. Ridley (4), F. Adams (2), L. Mann (2), C. Laidlaw, H. Mann, A. Rowarth
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Tuesday 25 April 1961
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
32,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Margin | MELB by 3 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 25 | MELB by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Forge, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | King, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Milner, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pinfold, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | |||