1960 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1960 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 8 of the 1960 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), J. Beckwith, G. Case, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, B. Turner
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, J. Bradbury, J. Clegg, D. Darcey, A. Edwards, C. Evans, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, P. Gehrig, J. Hoiles, I. Howard, G. Ion, B. Lee, C. McDonald, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, B. Spargo, R. Walker, B. Ware
Melbourne (10.15.75) defeated Footscray (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Nilsson (3), B. Johnson (2), I. Ridley (2), A. Rowarth (2), B. Turner
Footscray: R. Baxter (4), J. Quarrell, T. Whitten
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 11 June 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
35,539
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | MELB by 2 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 37 | Bradbury, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Clegg, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Darcey, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Gehrig, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Howard, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 8 | |||