1963 VFL Round 3: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1963 between Geelong and Footscray during round 3 of the 1963 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
Fred Wooller captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Geelong
F. Wooller (capt.), B. Brushfield, T. Callan, J. Devine, G. Farmer, J. Fox, K. Goodland, G. Hynes, A. Lord, S. Lord, E. Nicholls, T. Polinelli, C. Rice, G. Rosenow, J. Sharrock, D. Stephens, P. Vinar, P. Walker, J. Watts, R. West
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, G. Bisset, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, D. Darcy, K. Duff, B. Harrington, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, D. McKenzie, K. Payne, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, R. Walker, B. Ware
Geelong (10.25.85) defeated Footscray (10.4.64).
Goalkickers
Geelong: K. Goodland (2), T. Polinelli (2), P. Vinar (2), B. Brushfield, G. Hynes, C. Rice, F. Wooller
Footscray: B. Ware (5), D. Darcy (2), R. Baxter, G. Ion, B. Spargo
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 4 May 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
26,522
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 24 | 10 | . | 25 | 10 | . | 25 | (85) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 4 | (64) |
| Margin | GEEL by 11 | level | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Fred Wooller
(Geelong),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Brushfield, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Farmer, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Hynes, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rosenow, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sharrock, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Stephens, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 25 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Chalmers, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Harrington, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 4 | |||