1960 VFL Round 8: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1960 between Geelong and Essendon during round 8 of the 1960 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Colin Rice captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Geelong
C. Rice (capt.), L. Borrack, A. Byron, A. Cook, B. Cook, J. Devine, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, S. Harrison, D. Long, A. Lord, S. Lord, G. Major, G. McGrath, B. Miller, E. Nicholls, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, P. Vinar, F. Wooller
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, J. Gamble, C. Hebbard, G. Leydin, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Geelong (11.17.83) were defeated by Essendon (14.10.94).
Goalkickers
Geelong: A. Cook (6), B. Goggin (2), A. Lord, G. Major, F. Wooller
Essendon: J. Clarke (4), R. Evans (4), H. Mitchell (3), J. Birt, B. Dunlop, G. Leydin
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 11 June 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
24,119
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 16 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Colin Rice
(Geelong),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Byron, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | Cook, Allan | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 16 | Cook, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harrison, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Major, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Miller, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 10 | |||