1961 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1961 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 17 of the 1961 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the hosts.
In the absence of Jack Clarke, vice-captain Geoff Leek captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Faul and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), B. Bennett, K. Boyd, D. Burke, B. Chisholm, G. Crough, J. Heriot, F. Johnson, B. Kingston, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, N. McKenzie, B. Munn, M. Oaten, B. Power, P. Rice, R. Rolfe, O. Sonnleitner, B. Tomlinson, J. Woolley
Essendon
G. Leek (capt.), J. Birt, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, C. Hebbard, G. Leydin, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, T. Rodgers, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
South Melbourne (11.12.78) were defeated by Essendon (16.11.107).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: M. Oaten (6), B. McGowan (2), K. Boyd, B. Kingston, O. Sonnleitner
Essendon: J. Birt (3), R. Evans (3), H. Mitchell (3), A. Murdoch (3), K. Fraser (2), B. Capuano, G. Gosper
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
14,125
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Essendon
Score:
11.12.78 - 16.11.107
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| Margin | SMLB by 12 | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 8 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Faul
(South Melbourne),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Crouch
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bennett, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Boyd, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Burke, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chisholm, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 43 | McKenzie, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Munn, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 39 | Power, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Rice, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rolfe, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sonnleitner, Otto | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Tomlinson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Woolley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 11 | |||