1962 VFL Round 6: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1962 between Essendon and Footscray during round 6 of the 1962 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, K. Forge, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, T. Rodgers, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, C. Evans, B. Harrington, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, D. McKenzie, K. Meddings, G. Savige, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Spargo, R. Walker, M. Zeuschner
Essendon (14.9.93) defeated Footscray (13.9.87).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Birt (3), K. Fraser (3), C. Payne (3), T. Rodgers (3), J. Clarke, J. Somerville
Footscray: T. Whitten (5), G. Ion (3), R. Baxter, I. Bryant, B. Harrington, M. Hobbs, J. Slattery
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
37,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 9 | (93) |
| Footscray | 8 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Margin | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 1 | level | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Forge, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 9 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Chalmers, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Harrington, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Meddings, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Savige, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 1 | Zeuschner, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | |||