1961 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1961 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 17 of the 1961 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), B. Carroll, R. Dawson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, B. Massey, R. Miller, G. Milner, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, B. Roet, A. Rowarth, G. Tunbridge, B. Turner
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), K. Beamish, I. Bryant, K. Duff, C. Evans, A. Gardiner, 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
Melbourne (11.22.88) defeated Footscray (7.6.48).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Lord (3), B. Johnson (2), A. Rowarth (2), R. Barassi, H. Mann, R. Nilsson, G. Tunbridge
Footscray: J. Slattery (2), K. Duff, M. Hobbs, G. Ion, J. Schultz, T. Whitten
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
52,195
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 22 | 11 | . | 22 | (88) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Margin | level | MELB by 12 | MELB by 28 | MELB by 40 | MELB by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dawson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Milner, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 22 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKellar, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 6 | |||