1964 VFL Round 3: Essendon v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1964 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 3 of the 1964 VFL season. Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill. Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Ken Fraser as vice-captain. Allen Aylett captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Alan Killigrew.

Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), K. Fraser (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, G. Fenton, J. Forsyth, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, N. Raitt, T. Rodgers, B. Sampson, J. Somerville, K. Timms

North Melbourne
A. Aylett (capt.), B. Allan, T. Benton, A. Carr, B. Cheatley, K. Dean, M. Delanty, J. Dugdale, M. Gaudion, J. Ibrahim, B. McCarthy, D. O'Brien, G. O'Donnell, D. Palmer, B. Pascoe, V. Peterson, F. Pomeroy, K. Snell, J. Waddington, M. Wood

Essendon (16.11.107) were defeated by North Melbourne (19.7.121).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Birt (4), G. Gosper (2), H. Mitchell (2), T. Rodgers (2), J. Somerville (2), G. Beissel, K. Fraser, C. Payne, B. Sampson
North Melbourne: J. Dugdale (5), J. Ibrahim (5), B. McCarthy (2), B. Pascoe (2), B. Allan, A. Aylett, T. Benton, V. Peterson, M. Wood

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and North Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Essendon v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 2 May 1964
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 21,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by North Melbourne
Score: 16.11.107 - 19.7.121

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 6 . 1 7 . 4 11 . 8 16 . 11 16 . 11 (107)
North Melbourne 6 . 1 9 . 4 15 . 6 19 . 7 19 . 7 (121)
Margin level NMLB by 12 NMLB by 22 NMLB by 14 NMLB by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Coleman (Essendon), Alan Killigrew (North Melbourne)
Captains: Jack Clarke (Essendon), Allen Aylett (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Ken Fraser (Essendon), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Brophy

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Beissel, Graeme ? ? 1 ?
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 4 ?
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 ?
8 Fenton, Garry ? ? 0 ?
27 Forsyth, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Fraser, Ken (vc) ? ? 1 ?
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 ?
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 2 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 2 ?
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
9 Raitt, Noel ? ? 0 ?
2 Rodgers, Terry ? ? 2 ?
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 1 ?
19 Somerville, John ? ? 2 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 11

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Allan, Barry ? ? 1 ?
17 Aylett, Allen (c) ? ? 1 ?
23 Benton, Terry ? ? 1 ?
10 Carr, Alan ? ? 0 ?
19 Cheatley, Barry ? ? 0 ?
9 Dean, Ken ? ? 0 ?
33 Delanty, Mike ? ? 0 ?
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 5 ?
29 Gaudion, Michael ? ? 0 ?
3 Ibrahim, John ? ? 5 ?
1 McCarthy, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
12 O'Brien, Daryl ? ? 0 ?
41 O'Donnell, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
8 Palmer, Don ? ? 0 ?
16 Pascoe, Bob ? ? 2 ?
14 Peterson, Viv ? ? 1 ?
37 Pomeroy, Frank ? ? 0 ?
21 Snell, Ken ? ? 0 ?
32 Waddington, John ? ? 0 ?
25 Wood, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 7

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