1970 VFL Round 18: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1970 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 18 of the 1970 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with Don McKenzie as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Keith McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Jack Clarke.
North Melbourne
R. Beale, G. Bryant, B. Cable, D. Dench, M. Dowdle, L. Dwyer, G. Farrant, F. Gumbleton, K. Haywood, J. Hopgood, M. Howell, R. Johnston, B. McCarthy, J. Perry, R. Peterson, D. Pretty, M. Redenbach, P. Ryan, P. Steward, M. Wood
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, R. Close, P. Daniel, J. Ellis, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, L. Halley, W. Headlam, B. Neish, I. Payne, G. Pryor, P. Sproule, S. Talbot, R. Thompson, J. Williams
North Melbourne (13.13.91) were defeated by Essendon (16.22.118).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: G. Farrant (5), L. Dwyer (4), P. Ryan (2), B. Cable, M. Wood
Essendon: R. Close (4), B. Davis (4), L. Halley (3), P. Sproule (2), J. Ellis, D. Gross, B. Neish
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1970 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 1 August 1970
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
8,952
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
13.13.91 - 16.22.118
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 22 | 16 | . | 22 | (118) |
| Margin | NMLB by 18 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Keith McKenzie
(North Melbourne),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Don McKenzie
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Beale, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Bryant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Dowdle, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Haywood, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 42 | Hopgood, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | Howell, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Johnston, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | McCarthy, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 30 | Pretty, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Redenbach, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Steward, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Wood, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | 293 | 231 | 62 | 63 | 43 | 38 | 48 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Ellis, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | Halley, Len | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Neish, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 51 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Thompson, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 22 | 272 | 232 | 40 | 62 | 28 | 48 | 38 | |||