1970 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1970 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 6 of the 1970 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG. Frank Davis captained the hosts. Barry Davis captained the visitors with Don McKenzie as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by John Beckwith and the visitors were coached by Jack Clarke.

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, B. Bourke, P. Callery, D. Campbell, R. Carr, R. Dillon, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, N. Leary, R. McKenzie, G. Molloy, G. Parke, T. Rollinson, P. Rowlands, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, M. Walker, P. Weekes, G. Wells

Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), P. Daniel, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, W. Headlam, B. Lake, E. Lake, B. Neish, C. Payne, G. Perry, G. Pryor, P. Sproule, D. Starbuck, L. Stillman, D. Tassell, J. Williams

Melbourne (10.12.72) defeated Essendon (7.15.57).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Dillon (4), R. Carr (2), G. Molloy, G. Parke, J. Townsend, P. Weekes
Essendon: B. Neish (4), B. Greenwood, G. Pryor, L. Stillman

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Essendon remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 9 May 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 34,219

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Essendon
Score: 10.12.72 - 7.15.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 2 5 . 3 9 . 10 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Essendon 3 . 5 4 . 8 7 . 10 7 . 15 7 . 15 (57)
Margin ESSE by 15 MELB by 1 MELB by 12 MELB by 15 MELB by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Beckwith (Melbourne), Jack Clarke (Essendon)
Captains: Frank Davis (Melbourne), Barry Davis (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Don McKenzie (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Marks

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 6 0 1 3
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 3 1 1 0
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 0 3 23 20 3 10 0 1 3
18 Campbell, Des ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 2 0
22 Carr, Ray ? ? 2 2 7 4 3 2 0 1 2
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 3 0 3 3
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 4 0 18 14 4 13 0 2 4
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 7 0 3 3
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 6 7 1 1
29 Leary, Noel ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 5 0 2 3
10 McKenzie, Robert ? ? 0 2 16 11 5 3 0 6 3
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 1 3 6 5 1 1 1 0 5
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 0 37 28 9 24 0 2 0
3 Rollinson, Trevor ? ? 0 0 25 24 1 3 0 5 6
20 Rowlands, Paul ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 1 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 9 0 1 0
16 Townsend, John ? ? 1 2 19 17 2 3 0 2 0
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 6 11 3 2
25 Weekes, Peter ? ? 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 10 12 303 261 42 109 22 38 40

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
28 Daniel, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 5 0 3 1
32 Davis, Barry (c) ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 5 0 2 1
21 Fletcher, Ken ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 1 0 3 2
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 2 0 2 1
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 3 2
2 Greenwood, Bob ? ? 1 3 19 16 3 6 0 0 1
15 Gross, Don ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 1 0 3 2
40 Headlam, Wayne ? ? 0 3 16 11 5 4 0 3 1
16 Lake, Bruce ? ? 0 1 12 9 3 3 0 3 2
38 Lake, Eddie ? ? 0 2 23 18 5 7 0 3 3
24 McKenzie, Don (vc) ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 8 1 1
8 Neish, Bruce ? ? 4 2 12 10 2 5 0 0 4
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 1 7 7 0 4 0 1 0
14 Perry, Greg ? ? 0 1 6 4 2 2 3 1 3
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 1 0 16 10 6 8 15 3 1
26 Sproule, Paul ? ? 0 0 27 14 13 2 0 4 5
39 Starbuck, David ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 0
23 Stillman, Les ? ? 1 2 12 8 4 3 0 1 3
33 Tassell, Doug ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 5 0 1 3
22 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 9 0 3 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 7 15 300 234 66 79 26 40 38

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