1962 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1962 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1962 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
Owen Abrahams captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, A. King, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, T. Rodgers, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Fitzroy
O. Abrahams (capt.), I. Aston, J. Bahen, B. Barclay, G. Campbell, W. Clark, B. Clements, R. Crow, G. Elliott, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, B. Henderson, A. Lynch, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, B. Pigot, J. Powell, R. Slocum, D. Sykes, R. Vernon
Essendon (12.13.85) defeated Fitzroy (7.6.48).
Goalkickers
Essendon: R. Evans (5), J. Clarke (2), K. Fraser (2), J. Birt, H. Mitchell, K. Timms
Fitzroy: B. Clements (2), J. Bahen, W. Clark, R. Crow, G. Elliott, R. Harvey
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Monday 23 April 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
29,200
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Margin | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Owen Abrahams
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | King, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Bahen, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Clements, Bryan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Elliott, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Hayes, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pigot, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Sykes, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 6 | |||