1962 VFL Season Round 18: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1962 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round eighteen of the 1962 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Noel McMahen.
Essendon (13.15.93) defeated South Melbourne (13.10.88).
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 August 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,900
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
13.15.93 - 13.10.88
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Margin | SMLB by 4 | SMLB by 14 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Jack ClarkeVice-Captain: Geoff Leek
Coach: John Coleman
South Melbourne
Captain: Bob SkiltonCoach: Noel McMahen
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Welsh, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 15 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Alexander, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bennett, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Burke, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Colvin, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Dann, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Dolling, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Goonan, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 49 | McGee, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Munn, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Porter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Reilly, Elkin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Trethowan, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 45 | Tulloch, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 10 | |||