1961 VFL Season 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 sixteen of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (14.17.101) defeated South Melbourne (5.16.46).
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
Footscray
Captain: Ted WhittenCoach: Ted Whitten
South Melbourne
Captain: Bob SkiltonCoach: Bill Faul
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 | |||