1971 VFL Round 21: North Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1971 between North Melbourne and Essendon during round 21 of the 1971 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Essendon at Arden Street Oval.
Barry Goodingham captained the hosts.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with John Williams as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Brian Dixon and the visitors were coached by Johnny Birt.
North Melbourne
B. Goodingham (capt.), P. Baker, G. Bryant, D. Dench, V. Doolan, D. Farrant, P. Feltham, K. Greig, K. Haywood, G. Joseph, I. Lasslett, S. Mitchell, K. Montgomery, B. Mulvihill, B. Nunn, J. Perry, D. Pretty, R. Smith, R. Taylor, M. Wood
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), J. Williams (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, J. Cassin, B. Dodson, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, A. Graco, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, W. Headlam, D. McKenzie, L. Moloney, B. Neish, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, C. Payne, G. Schultz, D. Starbuck
North Melbourne (15.13.103) defeated Essendon (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: P. Baker (7), B. Mulvihill (3), P. Feltham (2), R. Smith (2), R. Taylor
Essendon: A. Noonan (2), B. Davis, N. Fields, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, L. Moloney, B. Neish, C. Payne, G. Schultz
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Essendon were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
8,732
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
15.13.103 - 10.12.72
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | NMLB by 25 | NMLB by 44 | NMLB by 33 | NMLB by 31 | NMLB by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brian Dixon
(North Melbourne),
Johnny Birt
(Essendon)
Captains:
Barry Goodingham
(North Melbourne),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
John Williams
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Sleeth
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Baker, Phil | ? | ? | 7 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Bryant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 52 | Doolan, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Haywood, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 33 | Joseph, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 53 | Lasslett, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Mitchell, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Mulvihill, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Nunn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Perry, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Pretty, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Smith, Rob | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Taylor, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Wood, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 13 | 325 | 251 | 74 | 88 | 24 | 46 | 51 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Dodson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Graco, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Moloney, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Neish, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 39 | Starbuck, David | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Williams, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | 280 | 241 | 39 | 86 | 25 | 51 | 46 | |||