1962 VFL Round 9: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1962 between Essendon and Geelong during round 9 of the 1962 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
John Yeates captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, I. Graham, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, T. Rodgers, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, K. Timms
Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), J. Brown, B. Brushfield, J. Devine, G. Farmer, J. Fox, B. Goggin, K. Goodland, G. Hamer, S. Harrison, A. Lord, S. Lord, B. Lowe, E. Nicholls, J. O'Neill, C. Rice, N. Sutherland, P. Vinar, D. Wade, R. West
Essendon (15.17.107) defeated Geelong (10.7.67).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Clarke (4), H. Mitchell (4), T. Rodgers (3), J. Birt (2), K. Fraser (2)
Geelong: B. Goggin (4), D. Wade (4), A. Lord, J. Yeates
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 23 June 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
35,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| Margin | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
John Yeates
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Graham, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 17 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Brushfield, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Farmer, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hamer, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Harrison, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Sutherland, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 7 | |||