1962 VFL 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 18 of the 1962 VFL season.
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
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, T. Rodgers, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms, J. Welsh
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), H. Alexander, B. Bennett, D. Burke, K. Colvin, G. Dann, P. Dolling, C. Goonan, J. Heriot, F. Johnson, B. Kingston, T. McGee, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, B. Munn, M. Oaten, B. Porter, E. Reilly, P. Trethowan, R. Tulloch
Essendon (13.15.93) defeated South Melbourne (13.10.88).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Fraser (3), C. Payne (3), J. Birt (2), J. Somerville (2), J. Clarke, G. Gosper, T. Rodgers
South Melbourne: J. Heriot (4), F. Johnson (2), B. McGowan (2), B. Skilton (2), B. Kingston, B. Munn, R. Tulloch
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Noel McMahen
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
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 | |||