1961 VFL Season Round 6: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1961 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round six of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Bill Faul.
Essendon (20.13.133) defeated South Melbourne (6.18.54).
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
32,600
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
20.13.133 - 6.18.54
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 7 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 13 | 20 | . | 13 | (133) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 13 | 3 | . | 17 | 6 | . | 18 | 6 | . | 18 | (54) |
| Margin | ESSE by 39 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 64 | ESSE by 79 | ESSE by 79 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Jack ClarkeVice-Captain: Geoff Leek
Coach: John Coleman
South Melbourne
Captain: Bob SkiltonCoach: Bill Faul
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 13 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bennett, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Briglia, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Carlile, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chisholm, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Deacon, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Dunn, Albie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Lewthwaite, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 43 | McKenzie, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 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 | ? |
| 31 | Woolley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 18 | |||