1961 VFL Preliminary Final: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 1961 between Melbourne and Footscray in the preliminary final of the 1961 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.), F. Adams, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, I. Ridley, B. Roet, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, B. Turner
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), K. Beamish, I. Bryant, K. Duff, C. Evans, A. Gardiner, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, C. McDonald, B. McKellar, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Spargo, C. Stewart, B. Ware
Melbourne (8.10.58) were defeated by Footscray (13.7.85).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Barassi (2), L. Mithen (2), R. Dawson, B. Johnson, J. Lord, G. Tunbridge
Footscray: J. Slattery (4), M. Hobbs (3), B. McKellar (2), T. Whitten (2), K. Beamish, B. Spargo
As a result of this match, Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Footscray faced Hawthorn in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 16 September 1961
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
86,118
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Margin | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 42 | FOOT by 27 | FOOT by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Dawson, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKellar, Barney | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 7 | |||