1962 VFL Round 4: St Kilda v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1962 between St Kilda and Essendon during round 4 of the 1962 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Essendon at Junction Oval.
Neil Roberts captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, R. Apted, B. Coady, R. Cross, J. Guyatt, R. Head, F. Hodgkin, V. Howell, G. Lee, R. McHugh, J. McMillan, A. Morrow, M. Nowlan, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, K. Roberts, I. Rowland, B. Stephenson, I. Synman
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, K. Forge, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, A. King, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, T. Rodgers, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
St Kilda (10.15.75) were defeated by Essendon (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Stephenson (5), B. Coady, J. Guyatt, J. McMillan, A. Morrow, L. Oswald
Essendon: J. Birt (3), C. Payne (3), K. Fraser (2), J. Clarke, J. Somerville, K. Timms
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
37,300
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | STKL by 7 | STKL by 19 | STKL by 9 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Neil Roberts
(St Kilda),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Apted, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Coady, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Cross, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Head, Rodger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hodgkin, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howell, Verdun | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Lee, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McHugh, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McMillan, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Nowlan, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Roberts, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Rowland, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Stephenson, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 30 | Synman, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Forge, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | King, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||