1961 VFL 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 6 of the 1961 VFL season.
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
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, K. Timms
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), B. Bennett, P. Briglia, J. Carlile, B. Chisholm, C. Deacon, A. Dunn, J. Heriot, B. Kingston, N. Lewthwaite, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, N. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, P. Rice, R. Stockman, J. Taylor, B. Tomlinson, J. Woolley
Essendon (20.13.133) defeated South Melbourne (6.18.54).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Birt (5), R. Evans (3), G. Moloney (3), J. Clarke (2), B. Davis (2), P. Doran, B. Dunlop, K. Fraser, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell
South Melbourne: B. McGowan (3), B. Skilton (2), B. Kingston
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 5th) and South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Bill Faul
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
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 | |||