1962 VFL Round 17: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1962 between Footscray and Essendon during round 17 of the 1962 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
In the absence of Jack Clarke, vice-captain Geoff Leek captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, N. Becker, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, B. Harrington, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, O. Madigan, B. McKellar, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Spargo, R. Walker, B. Ware, M. Zeuschner
Essendon
G. Leek (capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, M. Byers, P. Doran, A. Epis, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, B. Lieschke, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms, J. Welsh
Footscray (15.11.101) defeated Essendon (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Baxter (5), T. Whitten (3), G. Ion (2), M. Hobbs, B. Ion, O. Madigan, B. McKellar, B. Ware
Essendon: C. Payne (3), J. Birt (2), K. Fraser (2), G. Beissel, H. Mitchell
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 5th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
31,185
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 37 | FOOT by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 40 | Becker, Niels | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Chalmers, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Harrington, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Madigan, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | McKellar, Barney | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Zeuschner, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Byers, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Lieschke, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Welsh, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||