1961 VFL Season Round 5: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1961 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round five of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Faul and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
South Melbourne (12.12.84) defeated Footscray (12.10.82).
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
26,748
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Footscray
Score:
12.12.84 - 12.10.82
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | level | SMLB by 2 | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 2 | SMLB by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Bob SkiltonCoach: Bill Faul
Footscray
Captain: Ted WhittenCoach: Ted Whitten
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bennett, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Briglia, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 41 | Carlile, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chisholm, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Deacon, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Dunn, Albie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 43 | McKenzie, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Munn, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Rice, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Tomlinson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Woolley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bradbury, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dowling, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Elliott, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Kent, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | McKellar, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 10 | |||