1963 VFL Round 2: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1963 between Essendon and Geelong during round 2 of the 1963 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Hugh Mitchell as vice-captain.
Fred Wooller captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), H. Mitchell (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, C. Payne, N. Raitt, T. Rodgers, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Geelong
F. Wooller (capt.), J. Brown, T. Callan, J. Devine, G. Farmer, G. Hynes, A. Lord, S. Lord, B. Lowe, E. Nicholls, T. Polinelli, C. Rice, G. Rosenow, J. Sharrock, N. Sutherland, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, J. Watts, R. West
Essendon (16.13.109) defeated Geelong (6.14.50).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Timms (4), J. Birt (3), C. Payne (3), J. Clarke (2), B. Sampson (2), T. Rodgers, J. Somerville
Geelong: C. Rice (2), G. Farmer, A. Lord, G. Rosenow, F. Wooller
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 4th) and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
40,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Margin | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 59 | ESSE by 59 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Fred Wooller
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Hugh Mitchell
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Toohey
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Raitt, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Farmer, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hynes, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rosenow, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Sharrock, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Sutherland, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 14 | |||