1955 Games · 1955 Player Statistics

Essendon 59 – 73 Melbourne

← · 1955 · Round 5 · 14/05/1955 2:15 · Windy Hill · Crowd 25299 · →

Essendon 1.3.93.3.218.8.568.11.59
Melbourne 1.1.74.6.307.6.4810.13.73
Qrt margin ES by 2ME by 9ES by 8ME by 14
Qrt scores ES 9-7ME 23-12ES 35-18ME 25-3
Field umpires Bill Barbour (75)

Essendon Match Statistics (59) — Coach: Dick Reynolds

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
2 Stan Booth
18 Reg Burgess
20 Jim Carstairs
1 Jack Clarke
6 Doug Dench
12 Morton Diston
24 Robert Fox
13 Fred Gallagher
3 John Gill
23 Jack Harrington
14 Jim Heenan
7 Bill Hutchison 2
21 Jack Knowles
30 Geoff Leek 1
25 Roy McConnell
31 Hugh Mitchell 3
34 Mal Pascoe
27 Ken Peucker 2
9 Greg Sewell
33 John Towner
Totals 8
Opposition 10

Melbourne Match Statistics (73) — Coach: Norm Smith

Season · Game by Game

# Player KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA %P
6 Frank Adams 1
21 Noel Baker
31 Ron Barassi 1
30 John Beckwith
29 Tony Bull
7 Geoff Case
26 Noel Clarke 1
1 Denis Cordner
9 Brian Dixon
18 Bob Johnson 1
16 Clyde Laidlaw 1
34 Ralph Lane
3 Peter Marquis
5 Ian McLean
35 Noel McMahen
38 Ken Melville
11 Laurie Mithen 2
12 Stuart Spencer 3
25 Don Williams
33 Colin Wilson
Totals 10
Opposition 8

Essendon Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Essendon Games (W-D-L W%) Essendon Goals (Ave.)
2 Stan Booth 21y 162d 45 (28-0-17 62.22%) 57 (1.27) ← ←
18 Reg Burgess 20y 281d 21 (12-0-9 57.14%) ← ←
20 Jim Carstairs 25y 256d 45 (25-1-19 56.67%) 16 (0.36) ← ←
1 Jack Clarke 21y 304d 57 (29-1-27 51.75%) 6 (0.11) ← ←
6 Doug Dench 25y 105d 5 (3-0-2 60.00%) ← ←
12 Morton Diston 18y 351d 1 (0-0-1 0.00%) ← ← debut
24 Robert Fox 23y 193d 5 (3-0-2 60.00%) 2 (0.40) ← ←
13 Fred Gallagher 24y 133d 32 (19-1-12 60.94%) 10 (0.31) ← ←
3 John Gill 23y 25d 64 (41-1-22 64.84%) 43 (0.67) ← ←
23 Jack Harrington 24y 322d 35 (23-0-12 65.71%) 7 (0.20) ← ←
14 Jim Heenan 24y 360d 37 (18-1-18 50.00%) ← ←
7 Bill Hutchison 32y 16d 245 (167-5-73 69.18%) 419 (1.71) ← ←
21 Jack Knowles 23y 101d 33 (17-0-16 51.52%) ← ←
30 Geoff Leek 23y 85d 50 (32-0-18 64.00%) 30 (0.60) ← ←
25 Roy McConnell 27y 266d 109 (75-1-33 69.27%) ← ←
31 Hugh Mitchell 20y 173d 25 (14-0-11 56.00%) 39 (1.56) ← ←
34 Mal Pascoe 22y 44d 31 (18-0-13 58.06%) ← ←
27 Ken Peucker 20y 101d 15 (9-0-6 60.00%) 10 (0.67) ← ←
9 Greg Sewell 21y 318d 48 (28-0-20 58.33%) 1 (0.02) ← ←
33 John Towner 21y 176d 28 (14-0-14 50.00%) 35 (1.25) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 133d 931 (575-11-345 62.35%) 675 (0.73)
C Dick Reynolds 39y 328d 306 (209-6-91 69.28%) ←

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
6 Frank Adams 19y 336d 27 (17-0-10 62.96%) 33 (1.22) ← ←
21 Noel Baker 21y 143d 7 (6-0-1 85.71%) ← ←
31 Ron Barassi 19y 76d 25 (14-1-10 58.00%) 19 (0.76) ← ←
30 John Beckwith 22y 240d 67 (22-2-43 34.33%) 19 (0.28) ← ←
29 Tony Bull 24y 355d 15 (12-0-3 80.00%) 6 (0.40) ← ←
7 Geoff Case 19y 241d 31 (16-1-14 53.23%) 6 (0.19) ← ←
26 Noel Clarke 24y 139d 71 (29-1-41 41.55%) 143 (2.01) ← ←
1 Denis Cordner 30y 320d 118 (56-2-60 48.31%) 80 (0.68) ← ←
9 Brian Dixon 18y 359d 13 (11-0-2 84.62%) 6 (0.46) ← ←
18 Bob Johnson 19y 345d 16 (13-0-3 81.25%) 30 (1.88) ← ←
16 Clyde Laidlaw 21y 168d 13 (10-0-3 76.92%) 5 (0.38) ← ←
34 Ralph Lane 25y 59d 50 (20-1-29 41.00%) 6 (0.12) ← ←
3 Peter Marquis 23y 62d 39 (19-1-19 50.00%) 3 (0.08) ← ←
5 Ian McLean 25y 260d 53 (22-1-30 42.45%) 5 (0.09) ← ←
35 Noel McMahen 28y 196d 142 (69-2-71 49.30%) 25 (0.18) ← ←
38 Ken Melville 24y 92d 42 (21-1-20 51.19%) ← ←
11 Laurie Mithen 21y 29d 16 (10-0-6 62.50%) 12 (0.75) ← ←
12 Stuart Spencer 23y 100d 89 (41-1-47 46.63%) 76 (0.85) ← ←
25 Don Williams 19y 192d 42 (21-1-20 51.19%) ← ←
33 Colin Wilson 21y 295d 13 (10-0-3 76.92%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 292d 889 (439-15-435 50.22%) 474 (0.53)
C Norm Smith 40y 174d 118 (60-4-54 52.54%) 63 (30-2-31 49.21%)

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.