1965 VFL Round 8: North Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1965 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 8 of the 1965 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Coburg City Oval. Noel Teasdale captained the hosts. In the absence of Ken Fraser, deputy vice-captain Hugh Mitchell captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alan Killigrew and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.

North Melbourne
N. Teasdale (capt.), B. Allan, T. Allison, R. Davies, R. Dell, M. Dowdle, J. Dugdale, M. Gaudion, F. Goode, B. Hirst, J. Ibrahim, B. Johnson, B. McAuliffe, B. McCarthy, D. McGrath, D. O'Brien, B. Pascoe, G. Ryan, J. Waddington, M. Wood

Essendon
H. Mitchell (capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, G. Brown, B. Capuano, J. Clarke, P. Doran, K. Egan, A. Epis, T. Fordham, G. Gosper, D. Gross, L. McGie, C. Payne, G. Pryor, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, K. Timms, B. Waite

North Melbourne (11.15.81) were defeated by Essendon (13.10.88).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: F. Goode (4), M. Dowdle (2), J. Ibrahim (2), T. Allison, B. McCarthy, G. Ryan
Essendon: T. Fordham (3), B. Waite (3), J. Clarke (2), J. Birt, P. Doran, H. Mitchell, J. Somerville, K. Timms

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: North Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 5 June 1965
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Coburg City Oval
Attendance: 12,828

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 11.15.81 - 13.10.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 2 3 . 6 7 . 9 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
Essendon 3 . 3 6 . 6 10 . 8 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Margin ESSE by 13 ESSE by 18 ESSE by 17 ESSE by 7 ESSE by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alan Killigrew (North Melbourne), John Coleman (Essendon)
Captains: Noel Teasdale (North Melbourne), Hugh Mitchell (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Brewer

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
4 Allan, Barry ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 2 3
18 Allison, Tom ? ? 1 2 16 13 3 6 3 1
39 Davies, Ray ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 3 0
45 Dell, Rod ? ? 0 2 9 6 3 2 1 1
11 Dowdle, Mick ? ? 2 2 23 18 5 5 1 1
6 Dugdale, John ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 3 0 1
29 Gaudion, Michael ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 2 0
13 Goode, Frank ? ? 4 2 13 9 4 3 0 1
17 Hirst, Bob ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0
3 Ibrahim, John ? ? 2 2 24 18 6 2 1 0
22 Johnson, Bert ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 1
28 McAuliffe, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 3 4 0
1 McCarthy, Bernie ? ? 1 0 15 11 4 3 1 1
8 McGrath, Dennis ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 1 2
12 O'Brien, Daryl ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 1
16 Pascoe, Bob ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
35 Ryan, Graham ? ? 1 0 10 8 2 2 2 2
2 Teasdale, Noel (c) ? ? 0 1 21 12 9 7 2 2
32 Waddington, John ? ? 0 0 24 20 4 4 1 1
25 Wood, Maurie ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 0 1 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 11 15 271 202 69 48 25 20

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 1 1 21 20 1 0 1 1
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 6 0 3
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 1 0
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 2 0 19 17 2 8 2 2
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 3 0 0
43 Egan, Kevin ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 1 2
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 3 1 12 11 1 3 1 1
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 0
15 Gross, Don ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 0 3 0
4 McGie, Lindsay ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 6 0 2
31 Mitchell, Hugh (ac) ? ? 1 0 24 23 1 3 1 1
8 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 6 2 0
21 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 0 1 1
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 5 1 2
4 Shaw, David ? ? 0 1 14 12 2 1 0 3
19 Somerville, John ? ? 1 3 14 13 1 7 1 1
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 1 1 19 16 3 5 1 3
27 Waite, Bruce ? ? 3 3 15 14 1 7 4 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 10 243 223 20 65 20 24

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