1970 VFL Round 7: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1970 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 7 of the 1970 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at VFL Park.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with Don McKenzie as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Keith McKenzie.
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), P. Daniel, J. Ellis, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. Gross, B. Lake, E. Lake, B. Neish, C. Payne, B. Pirouet, G. Pryor, P. Sproule, D. Starbuck, I. Stevenson, L. Stillman, D. Tassell, J. Williams
North Melbourne
A. Bloomfield, G. Bryant, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, D. Dench, M. Dowdle, R. Elliott, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Haywood, M. Howell, B. McCarthy, K. Montgomery, D. Pagan, M. Redenbach, P. Ryan, J. Scholes, P. Steward
Essendon (8.12.60) were defeated by North Melbourne (9.22.76).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Sproule (2), L. Stillman (2), B. Davis, B. Neish, C. Payne, I. Stevenson
North Melbourne: D. Farrant (4), P. Ryan (2), J. Scholes (2), B. McCarthy
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1970 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 May 1970
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
13,417
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
8.12.60 - 9.22.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 22 | 9 | . | 22 | (76) |
| Margin | ESSE by 8 | NMLB by 8 | ESSE by 11 | NMLB by 16 | NMLB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Keith McKenzie
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Don McKenzie
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Ellis, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Lake, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Neish, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Pirouet, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 39 | Starbuck, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 25 | Stevenson, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Stillman, Les | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Tassell, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | 283 | 231 | 52 | 65 | 27 | 48 | 44 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Bloomfield, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | Bryant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Dowdle, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Elliott, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 37 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Haywood, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Howell, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | McCarthy, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Redenbach, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Scholes, John | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | Steward, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 22 | 351 | 272 | 79 | 68 | 30 | 44 | 48 | |||