Match Recap
Essendon
17.18 (120)
vs
Melbourne
16.4 (100)
Essendon won by 20
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3.3 (21) | 8.4 (52) | 13.11 (89) | 17.18 (120) | 17.18 (120) |
| Melbourne | 4.0 (24) | 10.4 (64) | 13.4 (82) | 16.4 (100) | 16.4 (100) |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Gordon Abbott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #31 Norm Betson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #23 Bill Brittingham | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #35 Percy Bushby | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #19 Jack Cassin | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #1 Ernie Coward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Laurie Dearle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Murray Dimble | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Bob Drummond | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Ray Finn | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #30 Bob Flanigan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Les Griggs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Allan Hird | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Gordon Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Elton Plummer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Tom Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Noel Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Herbie Tonkes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 George Archibald | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Percy Beames | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Clem Conroy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Don Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Billy Deans | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Fred Fanning | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #27 Col Galbraith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #26 Doug Heywood | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 Ron Irwin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #39 Frank Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #1 Ron Kimberley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Ken Levey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #37 Jack Maher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #11 Norm Matthews | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #25 Col McLean | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Hughie McPherson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Norm Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Percy Taylor | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Darcy Walsh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |