1969 VFL Round 16: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1969 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 16 of the 1969 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
John Dugdale captained the hosts.
Don McKenzie captained the visitors with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Keith McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Jack Clarke.
North Melbourne
J. Dugdale (capt.), G. Bryant, P. Chisnall, D. Dench, F. Dimattina, M. Dowdle, L. Dwyer, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, N. Fincher, B. Goodingham, M. Howell, R. Johnston, S. Kekovich, B. McCarthy, K. Montgomery, D. Pagan, P. Steward, R. Taylor, M. Wood
Essendon
D. McKenzie (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, G. Brown, J. Carpenter, R. Close, P. Daniel, K. Fletcher, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. Gross, R. Hampson, W. Headlam, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Pryor, P. Sproule, L. Stillman, J. Williams
North Melbourne (13.16.94) defeated Essendon (9.13.67).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. McCarthy (4), S. Kekovich (3), M. Wood (3), J. Dugdale (2), D. Farrant
Essendon: P. Daniel (2), D. Gross (2), A. Noonan (2), L. Stillman (2), R. Close
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1969 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 26 July 1969
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
14,103
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
13.16.94 - 9.13.67
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Margin | NMLB by 13 | NMLB by 7 | NMLB by 27 | NMLB by 27 | NMLB by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Keith McKenzie
(North Melbourne),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Dugdale
(North Melbourne),
Don McKenzie
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Artso
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Bryant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 44 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Dimattina, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Dowdle, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Dugdale, John (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 | Fincher, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Howell, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Johnston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | McCarthy, Bernie | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Steward, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Taylor, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Wood, Maurie | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | 351 | 288 | 63 | 97 | 32 | 36 | 38 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 50 | Carpenter, John | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 41 | Hampson, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Stillman, Les | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | 288 | 242 | 46 | 91 | 16 | 38 | 36 | |||