1961 VFL Round 2: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1961 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 2 of the 1961 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
Neil Roberts captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, B. Dunlop, R. Evans, T. Fordham, K. Forge, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, A. King, H. Mitchell, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), R. Apted, B. Coady, L. Garlick, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, R. Head, F. Hodgkin, V. Howell, R. McHugh, J. McMillan, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, K. Roberts, I. Rowland, R. Smith, B. Stephenson, I. Synman, B. Walsh, B. Young
Essendon (13.7.85) defeated St Kilda (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Mitchell (4), R. Evans (3), J. Birt (2), B. Dunlop (2), B. Capuano, J. Somerville
St Kilda: B. Young (4), K. Roberts (3), F. Hodgkin, B. Stephenson
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and St Kilda were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 22 April 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | STKL by 4 | STKL by 5 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Neil Roberts
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Leighton
Goal Umpire:
L. Wright
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Forge, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | King, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 7 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Apted, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Coady, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Garlick, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Guy, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Head, Rodger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hodgkin, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Howell, Verdun | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | McHugh, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McMillan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Roberts, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Rowland, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Stephenson, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Synman, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Young, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | |||