1960 VFL Round 4: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1960 between Footscray and Essendon during round 4 of the 1960 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, J. Clegg, T. Devery, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, P. Gehrig, J. Hoiles, I. Howard, R. Howard, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, B. McKellar, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Spargo, R. Walker, B. Ware
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, B. Dunlop, R. Evans, K. Fraser, J. Gamble, C. Hebbard, G. Leydin, B. Mackie, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, G. Spero, K. Timms
Footscray (4.2.26) were defeated by Essendon (4.11.35).
Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Baxter (2), B. Spargo, T. Whitten
Essendon: K. Peucker (2), B. Dunlop, R. Evans
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 14 May 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
24,302
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 2 | (26) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 6 | 1 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 11 | (35) |
| Margin | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 6 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Clegg, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Gehrig, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Howard, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howard, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKellar, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 2 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mackie, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Spero, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 11 | |||