1961 Games · 1961 Player Statistics

Melbourne 78 – 87 Essendon

← · 1961 · Round 14 · 29/07/1961 2:20 · M.C.G. · Crowd 31155 · →

Melbourne 4.3.276.8.448.14.6210.18.78
Essendon 6.1.379.5.5912.8.8013.9.87
Qrt margin ES by 10ES by 15ES by 18ES by 9
Qrt scores ES 37-27ES 22-17ES 21-18ME 16-7
Field umpires Frank Schwab (87)

Melbourne Match Statistics (78) — 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
31 Ron Barassi 1
9 Brian Dixon
28 Terry Gleeson
16 Bob Johnson 2
8 Tassie Johnson
14 Trevor Johnson
22 Bryan Kenneally
35 Clyde Laidlaw
21 Brian Leahy
4 John Lord
29 Hassa Mann 3
37 Bernie Massey
39 Herbie Matthews 2
32 George Milner
11 Laurie Mithen 1
38 Ray Nilsson 1
2 Alan Rowarth
26 Ian Thorogood
23 Geoff Tunbridge
10 Bob Turner
Totals 10
Opposition 13

Essendon Match Statistics (87) — Coach: John Coleman

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
18 Graeme Beissel
11 John Birt 2
14 Russell Blew 2
12 Barry Capuano
32 Barry Davis
36 Paul Doran 3
28 Alec Epis
23 Ken Fraser 1
4 Col Hebbard
26 Alf King 2
30 Geoff Leek
24 Don McKenzie
31 Hugh Mitchell
15 Alby Murdoch
2 Terry Rodgers
9 Greg Sewell
5 David Shaw
19 John Somerville 3
25 Ken Timms
41 John Welsh
Totals 13
Opposition 10

Melbourne Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%) Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
31 Ron Barassi 25y 152d 146 (107-4-35 74.66%) 209 (1.43) ← ←
9 Brian Dixon 25y 70d 135 (105-3-27 78.89%) 26 (0.19) ← ←
28 Terry Gleeson 27y 286d 81 (58-1-22 72.22%) 20 (0.25) ← ←
16 Bob Johnson 26y 56d 134 (104-3-27 78.73%) 258 (1.93) ← ←
8 Tassie Johnson 23y 239d 53 (39-2-12 75.47%) ← ←
14 Trevor Johnson 26y 185d 109 (80-3-26 74.77%) 9 (0.08) ← ←
22 Bryan Kenneally 19y 125d 33 (25-1-7 77.27%) 1 (0.03) ← ←
35 Clyde Laidlaw 27y 244d 116 (94-3-19 82.33%) 54 (0.47) ← ←
21 Brian Leahy 18y 176d 26 (18-1-7 71.15%) ← ←
4 John Lord 24y 118d 66 (52-2-12 80.30%) 5 (0.08) ← ←
29 Hassa Mann 20y 292d 51 (39-2-10 78.43%) 64 (1.25) ← ←
37 Bernie Massey 21y 351d 14 (8-1-5 60.71%) ← ←
39 Herbie Matthews 18y 80d 2 (0-0-2 0.00%) 2 (1.00) ← ←
32 George Milner 23y 134d 12 (9-1-2 79.17%) 1 (0.08) ← ←
11 Laurie Mithen 27y 105d 130 (98-1-31 75.77%) 68 (0.52) ← ←
38 Ray Nilsson 22y 245d 22 (15-1-6 70.45%) 25 (1.14) ← ←
2 Alan Rowarth 24y 339d 48 (35-1-12 73.96%) 73 (1.52) ← ←
26 Ian Thorogood 24y 338d 73 (53-3-17 74.66%) 1 (0.01) ← ←
23 Geoff Tunbridge 29y 113d 92 (69-3-20 76.63%) 105 (1.14) ← ←
10 Bob Turner 25y 38d 16 (13-0-3 81.25%) 7 (0.44) ← ←
Totals (Ave. Age) 24y 57d 1359 (1021-36-302 76.45%) 928 (0.68)
C Norm Smith 46y 250d 248 (160-7-81 65.93%) 193 (130-5-58 68.65%)

Essendon Player Details

# Player Age Career Games (W-D-L W%) Career Goals (Ave.) Essendon Games (W-D-L W%) Essendon Goals (Ave.)
18 Graeme Beissel 19y 338d 5 (2-0-3 40.00%) ← ←
11 John Birt 24y 181d 89 (54-0-35 60.67%) 135 (1.52) ← ←
14 Russell Blew 19y 264d 18 (8-0-10 44.44%) 3 (0.17) ← ←
12 Barry Capuano 20y 245d 43 (28-0-15 65.12%) 6 (0.14) ← ←
32 Barry Davis 17y 317d 13 (7-0-6 53.85%) 14 (1.08) ← ←
36 Paul Doran 21y 249d 20 (15-0-5 75.00%) 29 (1.45) ← ←
28 Alec Epis 23y 336d 56 (35-0-21 62.50%) 1 (0.02) ← ←
23 Ken Fraser 21y 162d 70 (42-0-28 60.00%) 29 (0.41) ← ←
4 Col Hebbard 24y 261d 81 (49-0-32 60.49%) 22 (0.27) ← ←
26 Alf King 19y 307d 5 (3-0-2 60.00%) 5 (1.00) ← ←
30 Geoff Leek 29y 161d 168 (102-0-66 60.71%) 88 (0.52) ← ←
24 Don McKenzie 22y 128d 22 (12-0-10 54.55%) 3 (0.14) ← ←
31 Hugh Mitchell 26y 249d 132 (79-0-53 59.85%) 195 (1.48) ← ←
15 Alby Murdoch 26y 192d 60 (39-0-21 65.00%) 2 (0.03) ← ←
2 Terry Rodgers 18y 185d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
9 Greg Sewell 28y 29d 167 (98-0-69 58.68%) 34 (0.20) ← ←
5 David Shaw 22y 273d 47 (29-0-18 61.70%) 11 (0.23) ← ←
19 John Somerville 21y 233d 17 (9-0-8 52.94%) 13 (0.76) ← ←
25 Ken Timms 23y 6d 63 (36-0-27 57.14%) 24 (0.38) ← ←
41 John Welsh 23y 205d 1 (1-0-0 100.00%) ← ← debut
Totals (Ave. Age) 22y 308d 1078 (649-0-429 60.20%) 614 (0.57)
C John Coleman 32y 248d 14 (7-0-7 50.00%) ←

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.