1955 Games · 1955 Player Statistics

Melbourne 119 – 54 Essendon

← · 1955 · Round 16 · 06/08/1955 2:15 · M.C.G. · Crowd 49352 · →

Melbourne 3.9.277.14.5610.19.7916.23.119
Essendon 0.4.43.7.253.10.287.12.54
Qrt margin ME by 23ME by 31ME by 51ME by 65
Qrt scores ME 27-4ME 29-21ME 23-3ME 40-26
Field umpires Allan Nash (32)

Melbourne Match Statistics (119) — 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
31 Ron Barassi 2
30 John Beckwith
4 Ken Christie
1 Denis Cordner
9 Brian Dixon
18 Bob Johnson 5
14 Trevor Johnson
16 Clyde Laidlaw 1
3 Peter Marquis
17 Geoff McGivern
2 Robert McKenzie 2
5 Ian McLean
35 Noel McMahen
38 Ken Melville
11 Laurie Mithen 3
24 Ian Ridley 2
12 Stuart Spencer 1
15 Athol Webb
25 Don Williams
Totals 16
Opposition 7

Essendon Match Statistics (54) — 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
19 Doug Bigelow
2 Stan Booth
18 Reg Burgess
32 Don Carmichael
20 Jim Carstairs
36 Keith Chapman
6 Doug Dench
24 Robert Fox 1
13 Fred Gallagher
3 John Gill 1
23 Jack Harrington
7 Bill Hutchison
30 Geoff Leek
25 Roy McConnell
31 Hugh Mitchell 1
16 Peter OSullivan
34 Mal Pascoe 1
27 Ken Peucker 1
9 Greg Sewell 2
15 Bob Taylor
Totals 7
Opposition 16

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 20y 55d 35 (22-0-13 62.86%) 34 (0.97) ← ←
31 Ron Barassi 19y 160d 35 (22-1-12 64.29%) 28 (0.80) ← ←
30 John Beckwith 22y 324d 78 (30-2-46 39.74%) 19 (0.24) ← ←
4 Ken Christie 27y 343d 69 (27-2-40 40.58%) 9 (0.13) ← ←
1 Denis Cordner 31y 39d 128 (64-2-62 50.78%) 80 (0.63) ← ←
9 Brian Dixon 19y 78d 22 (18-0-4 81.82%) 9 (0.41) ← ←
18 Bob Johnson 20y 64d 26 (20-0-6 76.92%) 48 (1.85) ← ←
14 Trevor Johnson 20y 193d 10 (7-0-3 70.00%) ← ←
16 Clyde Laidlaw 21y 252d 22 (17-0-5 77.27%) 10 (0.45) ← ←
3 Peter Marquis 23y 146d 50 (27-1-22 55.00%) 3 (0.06) ← ←
17 Geoff McGivern 24y 222d 88 (37-2-49 43.18%) 53 (0.60) ← ←
2 Robert McKenzie 26y 230d 121 (61-1-59 50.83%) 249 (2.06) ← ←
5 Ian McLean 25y 344d 64 (30-1-33 47.66%) 7 (0.11) ← ←
35 Noel McMahen 28y 280d 152 (76-2-74 50.66%) 26 (0.17) ← ←
38 Ken Melville 24y 176d 48 (26-1-21 55.21%) ← ←
11 Laurie Mithen 21y 113d 26 (17-0-9 65.38%) 26 (1.00) ← ←
24 Ian Ridley 21y 172d 13 (9-0-4 69.23%) 25 (1.92) ← ←
12 Stuart Spencer 23y 184d 99 (49-1-49 50.00%) 94 (0.95) ← ←
15 Athol Webb 19y 327d 5 (3-0-2 60.00%) 7 (1.40) ← ←
25 Don Williams 19y 276d 53 (29-1-23 55.66%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 52d 1144 (591-17-536 52.40%) 727 (0.64)
C Norm Smith 40y 258d 129 (68-4-57 54.26%) 74 (38-2-34 52.70%)

Essendon Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Essendon Games (W-D-L W%) Essendon Goals (Ave.)
19 Doug Bigelow 27y 20d 128 (90-1-37 70.70%) 25 (0.20) ← ←
2 Stan Booth 21y 246d 52 (31-0-21 59.62%) 60 (1.15) ← ←
18 Reg Burgess 21y 0d 32 (19-0-13 59.38%) ← ←
32 Don Carmichael 18y 156d 3 (2-0-1 66.67%) ← ←
20 Jim Carstairs 25y 340d 56 (32-1-23 58.04%) 19 (0.34) ← ←
36 Keith Chapman 21y 156d 5 (4-0-1 80.00%) 1 (0.20) ← ←
6 Doug Dench 25y 189d 15 (10-0-5 66.67%) ← ←
24 Robert Fox 23y 277d 16 (10-0-6 62.50%) 17 (1.06) ← ←
13 Fred Gallagher 24y 217d 41 (24-1-16 59.76%) 11 (0.27) ← ←
3 John Gill 23y 109d 72 (47-1-24 65.97%) 50 (0.69) ← ←
23 Jack Harrington 25y 41d 46 (30-0-16 65.22%) 9 (0.20) ← ←
7 Bill Hutchison 32y 100d 256 (174-5-77 68.95%) 435 (1.70) ← ←
30 Geoff Leek 23y 169d 61 (39-0-22 63.93%) 31 (0.51) ← ←
25 Roy McConnell 27y 350d 120 (82-1-37 68.75%) ← ←
31 Hugh Mitchell 20y 257d 36 (21-0-15 58.33%) 68 (1.89) ← ←
16 Peter OSullivan 23y 76d 44 (25-1-18 57.95%) 1 (0.02) ← ←
34 Mal Pascoe 22y 128d 37 (21-0-16 56.76%) 1 (0.03) ← ←
27 Ken Peucker 20y 185d 24 (15-0-9 62.50%) 23 (0.96) ← ←
9 Greg Sewell 22y 37d 59 (35-0-24 59.32%) 8 (0.14) ← ←
15 Bob Taylor 24y 87d 24 (15-0-9 62.50%) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 23y 266d 1127 (726-11-390 64.91%) 759 (0.67)
C Dick Reynolds 40y 47d 317 (216-6-95 69.09%) ←

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.