1962 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1962 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 2 of the 1962 VFL season. 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
A. Aylett (capt.), A. Carr, B. Cheatley, J. Dugdale, R. Fitzpatrick, M. Gaudion, B. Howard, I. Hughes, J. Ibrahim, J. Jenkins, B. Kelly, B. McCarthy, D. Palmer, D. Railton, K. Robertson, G. Ryan, K. Snell, P. Steward, N. Teasdale, J. Waddington

Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, K. Forge, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, A. King, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms

North Melbourne (7.9.51) were defeated by Essendon (10.8.68).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: A. Aylett (2), J. Dugdale (2), I. Hughes, J. Jenkins, D. Railton
Essendon: J. Somerville (3), K. Fraser (2), H. Mitchell (2), J. Birt, G. Leek, C. Payne

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: North Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 28 April 1962
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 15,496

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 7.9.51 - 10.8.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 3 . 3 4 . 6 6 . 7 7 . 9 7 . 9 (51)
Essendon 4 . 0 8 . 3 9 . 7 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Margin ESSE by 3 ESSE by 21 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 17 ESSE by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Wally Carter (North Melbourne), John Coleman (Essendon)
Captains: Allen Aylett (North Melbourne), Jack Clarke (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Geoff Leek (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Irving

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen (c) ? ? 2 ?
10 Carr, Alan ? ? 0 ?
19 Cheatley, Barry ? ? 0 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 2 ?
34 Fitzpatrick, Ron ? ? 0 ?
29 Gaudion, Michael ? ? 0 ?
33 Howard, Barney ? ? 0 ?
18 Hughes, Ian ? ? 1 ?
3 Ibrahim, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Jenkins, John ? ? 1 ?
49 Kelly, Barry ? ? 0 ?
1 McCarthy, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
8 Palmer, Don ? ? 0 ?
23 Railton, Dennis ? ? 1 ?
11 Robertson, Keith ? ? 0 ?
35 Ryan, Graham ? ? 0 ?
21 Snell, Ken ? ? 0 ?
15 Steward, Peter ? ? 0 ?
2 Teasdale, Noel ? ? 0 ?
32 Waddington, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 9

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 ? ? 0 ?
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 0 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
22 Forge, Ken ? ? 0 ?
23 Fraser, Ken ? ? 2 ?
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
26 King, Alf ? ? 0 ?
30 Leek, Geoff (vc) ? ? 1 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 2 ?
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 ?
10 Shelton, Ian ? ? 0 ?
19 Somerville, John ? ? 3 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 8

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