1961 VFL Season Round 14: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1961 between Melbourne and Essendon during round fourteen of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Essendon at the 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 (10.18.78) were defeated by Essendon (13.9.87).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 10.18.78 - 13.9.87

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

Melbourne

Captain: Ron Barassi
Coach: Norm Smith

Essendon

Captain: Geoff Leek (acting)
Coach: John Coleman

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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