1962 VFL Season Semi Final 2: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1962 between Essendon and Geelong in the second semi final of the 1962 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Geelong at the MCG. Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.

Essendon (14.21.105) defeated Geelong (7.17.59).

Match Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Round: Second Semi Final
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 8 September 1962
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 95,393

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Geelong
Score: 14.21.105 - 7.17.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 3 7 . 6 10 . 13 14 . 21 14 . 21 (105)
Geelong 2 . 8 6 . 13 7 . 15 7 . 17 7 . 17 (59)
Margin ESSE by 1 GEEL by 1 ESSE by 16 ESSE by 46 ESSE by 46
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Jack Clarke
Vice-Captain: Geoff Leek
Coach: John Coleman

Geelong

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bob Davis

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

B. Nunn

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Beissel, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 3 ?
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 ?
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 ?
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 0 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
23 Fraser, Ken ? ? 2 ?
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
30 Leek, Geoff (vc) ? ? 1 ?
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 4 ?
2 Rodgers, Terry ? ? 2 ?
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 ?
10 Shelton, Ian ? ? 0 ?
19 Somerville, John ? ? 0 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 21

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
21 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Callan, Terry ? ? 0 ?
9 Devine, John ? ? 1 ?
24 Fox, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Goodland, Ken ? ? 0 ?
18 Hamer, Garry ? ? 1 ?
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 0 ?
6 Lord, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
25 Lowe, Brian ? ? 0 ?
33 McGrath, George ? ? 0 ?
37 Miller, Bill ? ? 2 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Rice, Colin ? ? 2 ?
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
32 Sutherland, Neil ? ? 0 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 ?
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 ?
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 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