1971 VFL Round 10: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1971 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 10 of the 1971 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with John Williams as vice-captain.
Barry Goodingham captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Johnny Birt and the visitors were coached by Brian Dixon.
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), I. Anderson, S. Barclay, G. Blethyn, P. Daniel, H. Delahunty, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, D. Gross, W. Headlam, E. Lake, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, C. Payne, I. Payne, G. Schultz, R. Smith, P. Sproule, S. Talbot
North Melbourne
B. Goodingham (capt.), G. Cowton, D. Dench, V. Doolan, M. Dowdle, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, K. Greig, L. Groenewegen, K. Haywood, S. Kekovich, B. McCarthy, K. Montgomery, D. Pagan, J. Perry, R. Peterson, P. Ryan, R. Smith, R. Taylor, M. Wood
Essendon (13.18.96) defeated North Melbourne (8.15.63).
Goalkickers
Essendon: I. Anderson (4), G. Blethyn (2), G. Schultz (2), P. Daniel, D. Gross, W. Headlam, E. Lake, A. Noonan
North Melbourne: R. Peterson (3), S. Kekovich (2), M. Dowdle, L. Groenewegen, P. Ryan
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 10th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
14,864
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
13.18.96 - 8.15.63
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 18 | 13 | . | 18 | (96) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Margin | ESSE by 6 | NMLB by 1 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Johnny Birt
(Essendon),
Brian Dixon
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Barry Goodingham
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
John Williams
(Essendon),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sleeth
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Anderson, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Delahunty, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Talbot, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 18 | 328 | 261 | 67 | 116 | 31 | 30 | 32 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 | Doolan, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Dowdle, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Groenewegen, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Haywood, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | McCarthy, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Smith, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Taylor, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Wood, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 15 | 298 | 222 | 76 | 78 | 21 | 32 | 30 | |||