1961 VFL 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 13 of the 1961 VFL season.
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
B. Annand, R. Apted, B. Coady, L. Garlick, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, B. Hay, F. Hodgkin, V. Howell, R. McHugh, J. McMillan, A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, D. Prescott, K. Roberts, I. Rowland, R. Smith, B. Stephenson, I. Synman, B. Walsh
Essendon
G. Leek (capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, R. Evans, T. Fordham, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, A. King, D. McKenzie, A. Murdoch, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
St Kilda (13.20.98) defeated Essendon (7.8.50).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Stephenson (5), A. Morrow (2), K. Roberts (2), I. Rowland (2), B. Coady, L. Garlick
Essendon: J. Birt (2), B. Davis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, A. King, J. Somerville
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||