1960 VFL Round 9: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1960 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 9 of the 1960 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
Ron Clegg captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Bill Faul.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, G. Leydin, B. Mackie, D. McKenzie, A. Murdoch, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, G. Spero, K. Timms
South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), B. Bennett, K. Boyd, B. Chisholm, C. Deacon, J. Heriot, F. Johnson, J. Kiteley, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, N. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, B. Munn, M. Oaten, R. Porta, B. Power, P. Rice, B. Skilton, J. Taylor, M. Younger
Essendon (13.10.88) defeated South Melbourne (12.15.87).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Clarke (4), R. Evans (4), J. Birt (2), B. Dunlop (2), J. Somerville
South Melbourne: M. Oaten (4), B. Bennett (2), R. Clegg (2), B. Power, P. Rice, B. Skilton, M. Younger
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 June 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
13.10.88 - 12.15.87
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Margin | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bill Faul
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Ron Clegg
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Mance
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mackie, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Spero, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 10 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bennett, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Boyd, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chisholm, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Deacon, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Kiteley, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | McKenzie, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Munn, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 40 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Power, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 42 | Rice, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Younger, Marshall | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 15 | |||