1961 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1961 between Essendon and Geelong during round 15 of the 1961 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
In the absence of Jack Clarke, vice-captain Geoff Leek captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
Essendon
G. Leek (capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, C. Hebbard, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, T. Rodgers, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, K. Timms, J. Welsh
Geelong
J. Brown, T. Callan, J. Devine, J. Fox, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, J. Helmer, D. Long, A. Lord, B. Lowe, G. McGrath, B. Miller, E. Nicholls, B. Norman, B. Peake, C. Rice, P. Vinar, D. Wade, R. West, F. Wooller
Essendon (13.16.94) defeated Geelong (7.14.56).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Somerville (3), K. Fraser (2), H. Mitchell (2), T. Rodgers (2), J. Birt, P. Doran, A. Murdoch, K. Timms
Geelong: B. Goggin (3), D. Long (2), J. Devine, D. Wade
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
27,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Margin | GEEL by 8 | level | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 41 | Welsh, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Miller, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Norman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Peake, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 14 | |||