1962 VFL Round 15: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1962 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 15 of the 1962 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Noel McMahen and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), H. Alexander, B. Bennett, D. Burke, T. Castlehow, K. Colvin, P. Dolling, A. Dunn, C. Goonan, J. Heriot, A. Hotchkin, F. Johnson, B. Kingston, T. McGee, B. McGowan, B. Munn, J. Plumridge, E. Reilly, A. Self, J. Trethowan
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, N. Becker, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, J. Edwards, A. Gardiner, B. Harrington, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, O. Madigan, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Spargo, R. Walker, M. Zeuschner
South Melbourne (9.9.63) were defeated by Footscray (10.20.80).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Heriot (4), B. McGowan (2), T. McGee, B. Munn, B. Skilton
Footscray: G. Chalmers (3), R. Baxter (2), T. Whitten (2), N. Becker, M. Hobbs, G. Ion
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Footscray remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 4 August 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
17,260
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
9.9.63 - 10.20.80
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 20 | 10 | . | 20 | (80) |
| Margin | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Noel McMahen
(South Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Alexander, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bennett, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Burke, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 48 | Castlehow, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Colvin, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Dolling, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Dunn, Albie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Goonan, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Hotchkin, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 49 | McGee, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 44 | Munn, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Plumridge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Reilly, Elkin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 51 | Self, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 40 | Becker, Niels | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Chalmers, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 50 | Edwards, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Harrington, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Madigan, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Zeuschner, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 20 | |||