Match Recap
Essendon
22.18 (150)
vs
Melbourne
13.9 (87)
Essendon won by 63
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 7.2 (44) | 9.7 (61) | 20.15 (135) | 22.18 (150) | 22.18 (150) |
| Melbourne | 8.3 (51) | 10.4 (64) | 11.5 (71) | 13.9 (87) | 13.9 (87) |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Gordon Abbott | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #23 Bill Brittingham | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #35 Percy Bushby | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 Wally Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #19 Jack Cassin | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Harry Equid | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Les Gardiner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #13 Bert Harper | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 George Hassell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Bill Hutchison | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Jack Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #14 Chris Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Harold Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Gordon Lane | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #31 Bob McClure | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #20 Bill Pearson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Keith Rawle | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 Dick Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Cec Ruddell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #1 Herbie Tonkes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #16 George Bickford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #11 Gordon Bowman | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #34 Arnold Byfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Don Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #23 Ted Cordner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Billy Deans | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #32 Len Dockett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Adrian Dullard | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Fred Fanning | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #17 Frank Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Wally Lock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Shane McGrath | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #25 Col McLean | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #37 Jim Mitchell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #12 Jack Mueller | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #27 Ernie ORourke | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #30 Alby Rodda | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #31 Stan Rule | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Norm Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Roy Stabb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |