1962 VFL Season Round 4: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1962 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round four of the 1962 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Noel McMahen.
Footscray (17.17.119) defeated South Melbourne (10.11.71).
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
24,168
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
17.17.119 - 10.11.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 48 | FOOT by 48 | FOOT by 48 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: unknownCoach: Ted Whitten
South Melbourne
Captain: Bob SkiltonCoach: Noel McMahen
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Chalmers, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Graham, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Harrington, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Savige, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Zeuschner, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 17 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bennett, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Burke, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Colvin, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Dunn, Albie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Fogarty, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Goonan, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Gunstone, Henry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Howland, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Mithen, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 45 | Pumphrey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Rice, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Woolley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||