1960 VFL Round 11: Footscray v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1960 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 11 of the 1960 VFL season. Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Bill Faul.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, K. Beamish, J. Bradbury, I. Bryant, T. Elliott, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, M. Graham, J. Hoiles, I. Howard, J. Jillard, B. Lee, C. McDonald, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, R. Walker, B. Ware, R. Whitzell

South Melbourne
B. Bennett, K. Boyd, B. Chisholm, G. Crough, C. Deacon, A. Dunn, H. Gunstone, J. Heriot, F. Johnson, J. Kiteley, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, B. Munn, M. Oaten, R. Porta, P. Rice, B. Skilton, I. Tampion, J. Taylor, M. Younger

Footscray (7.12.54) were defeated by South Melbourne (8.9.57).

Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Baxter (3), M. Graham (2), C. McDonald, T. Whitten
South Melbourne: M. Oaten (3), B. McGowan (2), B. Bennett, B. Munn, B. Skilton

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Footscray v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 9 July 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 15,322

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by South Melbourne
Score: 7.12.54 - 8.9.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 0 . 2 3 . 5 4 . 8 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
South Melbourne 4 . 4 4 . 6 8 . 9 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Margin SMLB by 26 SMLB by 7 SMLB by 25 SMLB by 3 SMLB by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Bill Faul (South Melbourne)
Captains: Ted Whitten (Footscray), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Baxter, Ray ? ? 3 ?
6 Beamish, Keith ? ? 0 ?
37 Bradbury, John ? ? 0 ?
37 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 ?
1 Elliott, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Gardiner, Alex ? ? 0 ?
34 Graham, Max ? ? 2 ?
23 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 ?
27 Howard, Ian ? ? 0 ?
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Lee, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
8 McDonald, Cameron ? ? 1 ?
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 ?
53 Smith, Barry ? ? 0 ?
8 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
26 Walker, Ray ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 1 ?
41 Whitzell, Ray ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 12

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Bennett, Brian ? ? 1 ?
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 0 ?
17 Chisholm, Brian ? ? 0 ?
9 Crough, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
35 Deacon, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
38 Dunn, Albie ? ? 0 ?
5 Gunstone, Henry ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 Kiteley, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 2 ?
44 Munn, Bob ? ? 1 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 3 ?
40 Porta, Ron ? ? 0 ?
42 Rice, Peter ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 1 ?
7 Tampion, Ian ? ? 0 ?
20 Taylor, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Younger, Marshall ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 9

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