1968 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1968 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 2 of the 1968 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
John Dugdale captained the hosts.
Ken Fraser captained the visitors with Don McKenzie as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Keith McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Jack Clarke.
North Melbourne
J. Dugdale (capt.), T. Allison, T. Benton, P. Chisnall, R. Davies, M. Dowdle, L. Dwyer, M. Evans, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, B. Goodingham, M. Howell, R. Johnston, B. McCarthy, D. O'Brien, D. Pagan, M. Quade, P. Steward, R. Taylor, M. Wood
Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), I. Anderson, R. Blew, P. Daniel, B. Davis, J. Ellis, A. Epis, K. Fletcher, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, L. McGie, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, P. Sproule, J. Williams
North Melbourne (9.9.63) were defeated by Essendon (10.22.82).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: D. Farrant (4), G. Farrant, B. Goodingham, D. O'Brien, D. Pagan, M. Wood
Essendon: B. Greenwood (3), C. Payne (2), I. Anderson, T. Fordham, K. Fraser, D. Shaw, P. Sproule
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1968 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 20 April 1968
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
15,810
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
9.9.63 - 10.22.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 22 | 10 | . | 22 | (82) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 28 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Keith McKenzie
(North Melbourne),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Dugdale
(North Melbourne),
Ken Fraser
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Don McKenzie
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Crouch
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Allison, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Benton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | Davies, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Dowdle, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Dugdale, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Evans, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 | Howell, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Johnston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | McCarthy, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | O'Brien, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Quade, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Steward, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Taylor, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Wood, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | 285 | 242 | 43 | 50 | 37 | 25 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Anderson, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Ellis, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | McGie, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 22 | 286 | 242 | 44 | 77 | 50 | 17 | 25 | |||