1965 VFL Round 10: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1965 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 10 of the 1965 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG. Bryan Kenneally captained the hosts. Ken Fraser captained the visitors with Ian Shelton as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.

Melbourne
B. Kenneally (capt.), S. Alves, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, F. Davis, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, J. Leitch, J. Lord, B. Massey, P. McLean, R. Miller, K. Rattray, D. Robbie, J. Townsend, D. Williams, G. Wise

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), I. Shelton (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, G. Brown, J. Clarke, K. Egan, A. Epis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. Gross, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, G. Pryor, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville

Melbourne (6.6.42) were defeated by Essendon (10.11.71).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Leitch (4), B. Bourke, J. Townsend
Essendon: J. Birt (3), T. Fordham (2), G. Johnston (2), K. Fraser, H. Mitchell, B. Sampson

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 26 June 1965
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 51,420

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 6.6.42 - 10.11.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 1 2 . 3 5 . 4 6 . 6 6 . 6 (42)
Essendon 1 . 5 6 . 10 9 . 10 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Margin MELB by 2 ESSE by 31 ESSE by 30 ESSE by 29 ESSE by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), John Coleman (Essendon)
Captains: Bryan Kenneally (Melbourne), Ken Fraser (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Ian Shelton (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Blew

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 2 1 1
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 1 12 11 1 3 0 0
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 1 1 10 7 3 1 1 2
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 1 0
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 2 3 1
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 2 2 1
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1
20 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 6 1 1
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 6 1 1
22 Kenneally, Bryan (c) ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 0
38 Leitch, Jim ? ? 4 0 12 11 1 2 1 1
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 1 3
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 1 1
33 Miller, Robert ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 0 2
25 Rattray, Kerry ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 1
28 Robbie, David ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Townsend, John ? ? 1 2 16 13 3 7 1 1
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 6 1 0
23 Wise, Graham ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 3 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 6 6 201 177 24 58 18 18

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 3 1 25 22 3 4 3 0
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 7 2 3
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 2 0
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 4 0 1
43 Egan, Kevin ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 1 3
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 2 2 7 5 2 3 2 2
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 1 2 25 18 7 9 3 1
2 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 3 0 1
15 Gross, Don ? ? 0 2 14 11 3 2 0 2
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 2 2 11 10 1 3 0 1
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 6 1 0
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 1 0 15 14 1 4 0 0
8 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 5 2 1
21 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 0 1
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 1 0 5 4 1 3 1 1
4 Shaw, David ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 2 1 0
10 Shelton, Ian (vc) ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 0 1
19 Somerville, John ? ? 0 1 12 9 3 4 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 11 254 225 29 70 18 18

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