1962 VFL Round 15: Essendon v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1962 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 15 of the 1962 VFL season. Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill. Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, M. Byers, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, T. Rodgers, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms

St Kilda
B. Annand, D. Baldock, P. Dodd, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, F. Hodgkin, V. Howell, G. Lee, R. McHugh, T. McKay, B. McMahon, A. Morrow, R. Oakley, A. Osborne, L. Oswald, J. Read, K. Roberts, R. Smith, I. Synman, B. Walsh

Essendon (15.7.97) defeated St Kilda (5.17.47).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Somerville (3), K. Timms (3), J. Birt (2), J. Clarke (2), G. Leek (2), K. Fraser, G. Johnston, C. Payne
St Kilda: D. Baldock, P. Dodd, R. McHugh, A. Osborne, K. Roberts

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and St Kilda remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Essendon v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 4 August 1962
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 26,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. St Kilda
Score: 15.7.97 - 5.17.47

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 0 6 . 1 10 . 3 15 . 7 15 . 7 (97)
St Kilda 2 . 3 3 . 5 4 . 12 5 . 17 5 . 17 (47)
Margin ESSE by 3 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 27 ESSE by 50 ESSE by 50
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Coleman (Essendon), Allan Jeans (St Kilda)
Captains: Jack Clarke (Essendon), unknown (St Kilda)
Vice-Captains: Geoff Leek (Essendon), unknown (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 2 ?
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 ?
37 Byers, Max ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 2 ?
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 ?
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 0 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
8 Evans, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Fraser, Ken ? ? 1 ?
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 1 ?
30 Leek, Geoff (vc) ? ? 2 ?
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
2 Rodgers, Terry ? ? 0 ?
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 ?
10 Shelton, Ian ? ? 0 ?
19 Somerville, John ? ? 3 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 7

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
4 Baldock, Darrel ? ? 1 ?
6 Dodd, Paul ? ? 1 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
27 Guyatt, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Hodgkin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 ?
35 Lee, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
19 McHugh, Ray ? ? 1 ?
20 McKay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
48 McMahon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 0 ?
12 Oakley, Ross ? ? 0 ?
33 Osborne, Alan ? ? 1 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 0 ?
21 Read, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Roberts, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 ?
30 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 5 17

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s