1969 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 July 1969 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 15 of the 1969 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Don McKenzie captained the hosts with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
Tassie Johnson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by John Beckwith.
Essendon
D. McKenzie (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, J. Carpenter, R. Close, D. Collins, P. Daniel, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, R. Hampson, W. Headlam, B. Lake, E. Lake, C. Payne, G. Pryor, P. Sproule, L. Stillman, D. Tassell, J. Williams
Melbourne
T. Johnson (capt.), S. Alves, B. Bourke, B. Campbell, D. Clark, K. Clarke, F. Davis, R. Dillon, G. Hardeman, D. Hone, B. Jones, G. Lakes, R. McKenzie, G. Parke, P. Rhoden, T. Rollinson, P. Rowlands, D. Schwarz, J. Townsend, M. Walker
Essendon (13.21.99) defeated Melbourne (13.16.94).
Goalkickers
Essendon: L. Stillman (5), G. Blethyn (2), J. Carpenter, R. Close, P. Daniel, B. Davis, W. Headlam, D. McKenzie
Melbourne: R. Dillon (4), G. Parke (3), B. Bourke (2), B. Campbell (2), K. Clarke, G. Hardeman
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1969 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 July 1969
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,112
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 21 | 13 | . | 21 | (99) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Margin | MELB by 17 | ESSE by 6 | MELB by 8 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Don McKenzie
(Essendon),
Tassie Johnson
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Coates
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | Carpenter, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Collins, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 55 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | Hampson, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Lake, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Stillman, Les | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 53 | Tassell, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 21 | 310 | 259 | 51 | 106 | 33 | 40 | 36 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Campbell, Blair | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Clarke, Kelvin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | Dillon, Ross | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Hone, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Jones, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Lakes, George | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 50 | McKenzie, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 38 | Rhoden, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Rollinson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Rowlands, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Schwarz, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Walker, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | 290 | 241 | 49 | 81 | 26 | 36 | 40 | |||