1963 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1963 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 5 of the 1963 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval.
Kevin Murray captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Hugh Mitchell as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Murray and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), J. Bahen, B. Beattie, C. Bond, N. Brown, G. Campbell, B. Clements, R. Crow, J. Dixon, W. Eastman, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, D. Hellings, G. Lazarus, A. Lynch, I. McCrae, B. Pert, B. Rippon, R. Slocum, D. Sykes
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), H. Mitchell (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, G. Fenton, T. Fordham, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, B. Matthews, D. McKenzie, C. Payne, N. Raitt, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, K. Timms
Fitzroy (6.15.51) were defeated by Essendon (16.16.112).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Rippon (2), D. Sykes (2), G. Lazarus, R. Slocum
Essendon: J. Birt (4), C. Payne (3), J. Clarke (2), N. Raitt (2), B. Sampson (2), K. Fraser, H. Mitchell, K. Timms
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
18,504
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 15 | (51) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Margin | FITZ by 4 | ESSE by 20 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 61 | ESSE by 61 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Hugh Mitchell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Crouch
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Bahen, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Beattie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bond, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Clements, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Dixon, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Eastman, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hayes, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Hellings, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Lazarus, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | McCrae, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Rippon, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Sykes, David | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 8 | Fenton, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Matthews, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Raitt, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 16 | |||