1962 VFL Round 11: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1962 between Footscray and Geelong during round 11 of the 1962 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
John Yeates captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), N. Becker, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, B. Dowling, K. Duff, C. Evans, A. Gardiner, M. Graham, B. Harrington, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, J. Jillard, R. Kent, B. Lee, D. McKenzie, J. Schultz, B. Spargo, B. Ware
Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), J. Brown, T. Callan, J. Devine, J. Fox, B. Goggin, K. Goodland, G. Hamer, B. Hosking, A. Lord, S. Lord, B. Lowe, B. Miller, J. O'Neill, G. Rosenow, N. Sutherland, P. Vinar, D. Wade, R. West, F. Wooller
Footscray (8.10.58) were defeated by Geelong (20.9.129).
Goalkickers
Footscray: D. McKenzie (2), B. Ware (2), T. Whitten (2), G. Chalmers, G. Ion
Geelong: D. Wade (8), B. Miller (4), P. Vinar (3), B. Goggin (2), B. Hosking (2), F. Wooller
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 7 July 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
34,032
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Geelong | 7 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 5 | 18 | . | 7 | 20 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 9 | (129) |
| Margin | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 54 | GEEL by 73 | GEEL by 71 | GEEL by 71 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
John Yeates
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Becker, Niels | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Chalmers, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Dowling, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Graham, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Harrington, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kent, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hamer, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hosking, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Miller, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rosenow, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Sutherland, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 9 | |||