1961 VFL Round 16: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1961 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 16 of the 1961 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Bill Faul.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), K. Beamish, I. Bryant, K. Duff, C. Evans, M. Graham, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, B. McKellar, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Smith, B. Spargo, C. Stewart, B. Thornton, R. Walker, B. Ware
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), D. Burke, B. Chisholm, G. Crough, C. Deacon, J. Heriot, F. Johnson, B. Kingston, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, N. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, B. Munn, M. Oaten, B. Power, P. Rice, R. Rolfe, O. Sonnleitner, J. Taylor, B. Tomlinson
Footscray (14.17.101) defeated South Melbourne (5.16.46).
Goalkickers
Footscray: M. Hobbs (4), T. Whitten (3), G. Ion (2), J. Slattery (2), K. Beamish, K. Duff, B. McKellar
South Melbourne: B. Chisholm (3), D. Burke, M. Oaten
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
19,242
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
14.17.101 - 5.16.46
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 8 | 0 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 16 | 5 | . | 16 | (46) |
| Margin | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 34 | FOOT by 22 | FOOT by 55 | FOOT by 55 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Bill Faul
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Graham, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKellar, Barney | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thornton, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 17 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Burke, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Chisholm, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Deacon, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | McKenzie, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Munn, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Power, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Rice, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rolfe, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sonnleitner, Otto | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Tomlinson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 16 | |||