1961 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1961 between Geelong and Essendon during round 4 of the 1961 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
John Yeates captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), J. Brown, T. Callan, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, J. Helmer, D. Long, A. Lord, S. Lord, G. Major, E. Nicholls, F. Pomeroy, C. Rice, D. Stephens, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, R. West, F. Wooller, D. Zanoni
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, A. Murdoch, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, K. Timms
Geelong (7.19.61) were defeated by Essendon (22.11.143).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Goggin (2), F. Pomeroy (2), D. Long, A. Lord, D. Stephens
Essendon: J. Birt (5), J. Clarke (4), R. Evans (4), G. Moloney (4), B. Davis (3), B. Dunlop, H. Mitchell
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
21,437
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 19 | 7 | . | 19 | (61) |
| Essendon | 7 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 10 | 22 | . | 11 | 22 | . | 11 | (143) |
| Margin | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 42 | ESSE by 82 | ESSE by 82 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Yeates
(Geelong),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Andrew
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Major, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Pomeroy, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Stephens, Darryl | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Zanoni, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 19 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 22 | 11 | |||