Match Recap
North Melbourne
12.14 (86)
vs
Essendon
17.8 (110)
Essendon won by 24
Quarter scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2.4 (16) | 7.5 (47) | 10.9 (69) | 12.14 (86) | 12.14 (86) |
| Essendon | 3.1 (19) | 8.1 (49) | 12.4 (76) | 17.8 (110) | 17.8 (110) |
North Melbourne — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Dick Abikhair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #23 Jack Allister | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 George Brock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #25 Les Crosbie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #5 Syd Dyer | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #9 Bill Findlay | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #30 Brian Geary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Gerrand | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #10 Jack Harrison | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #22 Don Kemp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 George Kennedy | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #14 Jock McCorkell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #26 Sel Murray | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #28 Dally OBrien | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Ossy Parks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 Tom Roulent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Charles Skinner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Jim Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Geoff Willis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Essendon — full stats
| Player | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | CL | CP | CG | BR | TOG% | KICK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Gordon Abbott | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #7 Norm Baker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #24 Les Begley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #12 George Bell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #31 Norm Betson | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #15 Wally Buttsworth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #19 Jack Cassin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #1 Ernie Coward | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #16 Joe Evans | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #4 Murray Exelby | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #26 Fred Green | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #6 Allan Hird | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #18 Chris Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #17 Harold Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #8 Elton Plummer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #3 Dick Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #29 Tom Reynolds | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #21 Cec Ruddell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| #2 Ron Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |