1969 VFL Round 5: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1969 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1969 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Don McKenzie captained the hosts with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
John Dugdale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Keith McKenzie.
Essendon
D. McKenzie (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, G. Brown, R. Close, P. Daniel, K. Egan, K. Fletcher, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, B. Lake, A. Noonan, G. Pryor, P. Sproule, L. Stillman, B. Thompson, J. Williams
North Melbourne
J. Dugdale (capt.), T. Benton, G. Bryant, M. Dowdle, J. Duthie, L. Dwyer, R. Elliott, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, J. Hopgood, M. Howell, R. Johnston, S. Kekovich, B. McCarthy, D. O'Brien, D. Pagan, M. Redenbach, P. Steward, R. Taylor, M. Wood
Essendon (16.17.113) defeated North Melbourne (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Noonan (3), P. Sproule (3), R. Close (2), D. Gross (2), B. Lake (2), P. Daniel, K. Fletcher, B. Greenwood, L. Stillman
North Melbourne: S. Kekovich (4), M. Wood (3), G. Bryant, R. Elliott, M. Howell, B. McCarthy, R. Taylor
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and North Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1969 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 3 May 1969
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,236
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
16.17.113 - 12.11.83
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 17 | (113) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Keith McKenzie
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Don McKenzie
(Essendon),
John Dugdale
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Sheales
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Egan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Lake, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Stillman, Les | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Thompson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 17 | 298 | 251 | 47 | 84 | 33 | 45 | 41 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Benton, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Bryant, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Dowdle, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Dugdale, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Duthie, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Elliott, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Hopgood, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Howell, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Johnston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | McCarthy, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | O'Brien, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Redenbach, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Steward, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Taylor, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Wood, Maurie | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | 281 | 232 | 49 | 66 | 21 | 41 | 45 | |||