1962 VFL 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 4 of the 1962 VFL season.
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
R. Baxter, G. Chalmers, K. Duff, C. Evans, M. Graham, B. Harrington, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, C. McDonald, G. Savige, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Smith, B. Spargo, R. Walker, M. Zeuschner
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), B. Bennett, D. Burke, K. Colvin, G. Crough, A. Dunn, J. Fogarty, C. Goonan, H. Gunstone, J. Heriot, D. Howland, F. Johnson, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, K. Mithen, M. Oaten, J. Pumphrey, P. Rice, J. Trethowan, J. Woolley
Footscray (17.17.119) defeated South Melbourne (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Footscray: M. Hobbs (8), J. Slattery (3), G. Chalmers (2), K. Duff, M. Graham, B. Harrington, G. Ion
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (4), K. Colvin (2), D. Burke, H. Gunstone, B. McGowan, K. Mithen
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and South Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Noel McMahen
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
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 | |||