Match Recap
Melbourne
11.13 (79)
vs
Essendon
8.15 (63)
Melbourne won by 16
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3.3 (21) | 5.4 (34) | 10.7 (67) | 11.13 (79) | 11.13 (79) |
| Essendon | 1.4 (10) | 3.9 (27) | 5.10 (40) | 8.15 (63) | 8.15 (63) |
Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #31 Ron Barassi | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Percy Beames | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #33 Ted Buckley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #25 Bert Chandler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Rowley Fischer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #14 Maurie Gibb | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Eric Glass | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #1 Gordon Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #13 Les Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Wally Lock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Harry Long | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #12 Jack Mueller | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Hugh Murnane | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Gordon Ogden | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #27 Stan Penberthy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #11 Beres Reilly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #19 Frank Roberts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Norm Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Keith Truscott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #19 Jack Cassin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Dick Eason | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #1 Keith Forbes | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #31 Billy Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #23 Frank Kelly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Tommy Lahiff | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #11 William Luff | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Arnold Maltby | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 Leo Maynes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 George Pattinson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 Les Powell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Dick Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Tom Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Ted Rippon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Archie Roberts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Hugh Torney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #34 Ray Watts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Len Webster | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #14 Stan Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |