1960 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1960 between Essendon and Footscray during round 15 of the 1960 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), G. Barber, J. Birt, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, B. Mackie, D. McKenzie, A. Murdoch, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, I. Shelton, K. Timms
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, K. Beamish, J. Bradbury, T. Devery, T. Elliott, J. Gallagher, J. Hoiles, I. Howard, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, C. McDonald, M. Oates, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, B. Turner, R. Walker
Essendon (14.11.95) defeated Footscray (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Evans (4), B. Shearman (3), J. Birt (2), G. Leek (2), K. Peucker (2), B. Dunlop
Footscray: R. Baxter (2), T. Elliott (2), K. Beamish, T. Devery, M. Oates, J. Quarrell
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 6 August 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 11 | (95) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Barber, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Mackie, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Bradbury, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Elliott, Trevor | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Howard, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 48 | Oates, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 53 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Turner, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||