1961 VFL Round 10: North Melbourne v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1961 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1961 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Allen Aylett captained the hosts. Ron Barassi captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

North Melbourne
A. Aylett (capt.), A. Beer, A. Carr, B. Cheatley, D. Cowen, K. Dean, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, K. Fyffe, M. Gaudion, I. Hughes, J. Jenkins, R. Poole, K. Robertson, F. Robinson, G. Ryan, K. Snell, N. Teasdale, R. Ward

Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, B. Leslie, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, R. Miller, G. Milner, R. Nilsson, I. Ridley, B. Roet, G. Tunbridge

North Melbourne (5.14.44) were defeated by Melbourne (14.9.93).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Dugdale, M. Gaudion, K. Snell, N. Teasdale, R. Ward
Melbourne: B. Johnson (4), R. Dawson (3), H. Mann (2), G. Tunbridge (2), F. Adams, B. Dixon, I. Ridley

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: North Melbourne v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 June 1961
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 11,500

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Melbourne
Score: 5.14.44 - 14.9.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 3 2 . 8 3 . 10 5 . 14 5 . 14 (44)
Melbourne 4 . 2 9 . 5 11 . 6 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
Margin MELB by 17 MELB by 39 MELB by 44 MELB by 49 MELB by 49
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Allen Aylett (North Melbourne), Ron Barassi (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen (c) ? ? 0 ?
45 Beer, Adrian ? ? 0 ?
30 Carr, Alan ? ? 0 ?
19 Cheatley, Barry ? ? 0 ?
4 Cowen, Derek ? ? 0 ?
9 Dean, Ken ? ? 0 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 1 ?
27 Dwyer, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
18 Fyffe, Ken ? ? 0 ?
29 Gaudion, Michael ? ? 1 ?
18 Hughes, Ian ? ? 0 ?
5 Jenkins, John ? ? 0 ?
31 Poole, Robin ? ? 0 ?
11 Robertson, Keith ? ? 0 ?
22 Robinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
35 Ryan, Graham ? ? 0 ?
21 Snell, Ken ? ? 1 ?
2 Teasdale, Noel ? ? 1 ?
26 Ward, Rod ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 14

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 1 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Dawson, Ray ? ? 3 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 1 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 4 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
1 Leslie, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 2 ?
34 Mann, Len ? ? 0 ?
33 Miller, Robert ? ? 0 ?
32 Milner, George ? ? 0 ?
38 Nilsson, Ray ? ? 0 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 1 ?
18 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 9

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s