1960 VFL Round 10: Essendon v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1960 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 10 of the 1960 VFL season. Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill. In the absence of Jack Clarke, vice-captain Geoff Leek captained the hosts. Neil Roberts captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.

Essendon
G. Leek (capt.), J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, P. Doran, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, J. Gamble, C. Hebbard, G. Leydin, B. Mackie, D. McKenzie, G. Moloney, A. Murdoch, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms

St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, R. Apted, B. Coady, L. Eldering, L. Fox, L. Garlick, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, B. Hay, V. Howell, B. Mau, J. McMillan, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, D. Prescott, K. Roberts, I. Rowland, L. Stephenson, B. Walsh

Essendon (12.4.76) defeated St Kilda (10.14.74).

Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Doran (3), K. Peucker (3), G. Leek (2), J. Somerville (2), J. Birt, G. Leydin
St Kilda: L. Eldering (4), B. Coady (2), I. Rowland (2), L. Oswald, L. Stephenson

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and St Kilda were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Essendon v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 2 July 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 25,700

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. St Kilda
Score: 12.4.76 - 10.14.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 2 9 . 2 10 . 3 12 . 4 12 . 4 (76)
St Kilda 3 . 5 6 . 10 7 . 11 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Margin STKL by 3 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 2 ESSE by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Jim Francis (St Kilda)
Captains: Geoff Leek (Essendon), Neil Roberts (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 1 ?
18 Burgess, Reg ? ? 0 ?
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 ?
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 3 ?
3 Dunlop, Bob ? ? 0 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
22 Gamble, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
4 Hebbard, Col ? ? 0 ?
30 Leek, Geoff (ac) ? ? 2 ?
16 Leydin, Graham ? ? 1 ?
32 Mackie, Barry ? ? 0 ?
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 ?
17 Moloney, George ? ? 0 ?
15 Murdoch, Alby ? ? 0 ?
29 Peucker, Ken ? ? 3 ?
9 Sewell, Greg ? ? 0 ?
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 ?
10 Shelton, Ian ? ? 0 ?
19 Somerville, John ? ? 2 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 4

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
9 Apted, Roy ? ? 0 ?
29 Coady, Bill ? ? 2 ?
31 Eldering, Les ? ? 4 ?
33 Fox, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
43 Garlick, Leo ? ? 0 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
27 Guyatt, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Hay, Bob ? ? 0 ?
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 ?
25 Mau, Barrie ? ? 0 ?
2 McMillan, John ? ? 0 ?
28 O'Brien, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 1 ?
12 Prescott, David ? ? 0 ?
37 Roberts, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil (c) ? ? 0 ?
26 Rowland, Ian ? ? 2 ?
32 Stephenson, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 14

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s