1961 VFL Season Round 13: St Kilda v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1961 between St Kilda and Essendon during round thirteen of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League. St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval. In the absence of Jack Clarke, vice-captain Geoff Leek captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.

St Kilda (13.20.98) defeated Essendon (7.8.50).

Match Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: St Kilda v Essendon
Date: Saturday 22 July 1961
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 34,600

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Essendon
Score: 13.20.98 - 7.8.50

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 1 . 5 7 . 8 9 . 14 13 . 20 13 . 20 (98)
Essendon 3 . 2 3 . 5 4 . 7 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
Margin ESSE by 9 STKL by 27 STKL by 37 STKL by 48 STKL by 48
Duration

Honour Roll

St Kilda

Captain: unknown
Coach: Allan Jeans

Essendon

Captain: Geoff Leek (acting)
Coach: John Coleman

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

E. Brewer

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
9 Apted, Roy ? ? 0 ?
29 Coady, Bill ? ? 1 ?
43 Garlick, Leo ? ? 1 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
27 Guyatt, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Hay, Bob ? ? 0 ?
14 Hodgkin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 ?
41 McHugh, Ray ? ? 0 ?
2 McMillan, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 2 ?
28 O'Brien, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Prescott, David ? ? 0 ?
23 Roberts, Kevin ? ? 2 ?
26 Rowland, Ian ? ? 2 ?
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 ?
11 Stephenson, Bill ? ? 5 ?
39 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 20

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Beissel, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 2 ?
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 ?
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 ?
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 1 ?
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 0 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
8 Evans, Ron ? ? 1 ?
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 0 ?
23 Fraser, Ken ? ? 1 ?
4 Hebbard, Col ? ? 0 ?
26 King, Alf ? ? 1 ?
30 Leek, Geoff (ac) ? ? 0 ?
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 ?
15 Murdoch, Alby ? ? 0 ?
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
9 Sewell, Greg ? ? 0 ?
10 Shelton, Ian ? ? 0 ?
19 Somerville, John ? ? 1 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 8

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s