Match Recap
Melbourne
11.6 (72)
vs
Essendon
10.11 (71)
Melbourne won by 1
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1.2 (8) | 6.3 (39) | 8.6 (54) | 11.6 (72) | 11.6 (72) |
| Essendon | 2.1 (13) | 4.3 (27) | 5.8 (38) | 10.11 (71) | 10.11 (71) |
Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Jim Abernethy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Bert Avery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Percy Beames | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| #37 George Cassidy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Reg Conole | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Bill Cutler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Hec Davidson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Jimmy Davidson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| #31 Lew Gough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Webber Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Harry Long | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 George Margitich | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Gordon Ogden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #12 Jack Power | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #11 Frank Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #35 Dick Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Bill Vanthoff | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #23 Francis Vine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #14 Ivor Warne-Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 Bruce Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #17 Garnet Campbell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #11 Syd Carman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #23 Thomas Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #1 Keith Forbes | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #26 Ted Freyer | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Joe Hammond | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Clarrie Hearn | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #14 Len Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #13 Norm Le Brun | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Bill Lowenthal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Frank Nash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Howard Okey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| #31 Roy Payne | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Les Rennie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Roberts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Paddy Walsh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Rowley Watt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Len Webster | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |