1961 VFL Round 11: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1961 between Essendon and Footscray during round 11 of the 1961 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, A. Epis, T. Fordham, K. Forge, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), K. Beamish, I. Bryant, K. Duff, C. Evans, A. Gardiner, J. Gutterson, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, B. McKellar, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Smith, B. Spargo, C. Stewart, B. Thornton, R. Walker, B. Ware, P. Wood
Essendon (12.11.83) were defeated by Footscray (13.14.92).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Davis (4), K. Fraser (2), H. Mitchell (2), J. Birt, B. Capuano, T. Fordham, D. McKenzie
Footscray: M. Hobbs (4), J. Slattery (2), T. Whitten (2), K. Beamish, A. Gardiner, G. Ion, B. Smith, B. Spargo
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 1 July 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
22,400
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | ESSE by 9 | FOOT by 17 | ESSE by 9 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Forge, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Gutterson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | McKellar, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thornton, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Wood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 14 | |||