1961 VFL Round 14: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1961 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 14 of the 1961 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
In the absence of Jack Clarke, vice-captain Geoff Leek captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, B. Massey, H. Matthews, G. Milner, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, B. Turner
Essendon
G. Leek (capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, A. King, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, T. Rodgers, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, K. Timms, J. Welsh
Melbourne (10.18.78) were defeated by Essendon (13.9.87).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Mann (3), B. Johnson (2), H. Matthews (2), R. Barassi, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson
Essendon: P. Doran (3), J. Somerville (3), J. Birt (2), R. Blew (2), A. King (2), K. Fraser
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Essendon remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 29 July 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
31,155
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Essendon | 6 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Margin | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Milner, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 18 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | King, Alf | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Welsh, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | |||