1963 VFL Round 6: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1963 between Essendon and Footscray during round 6 of the 1963 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Hugh Mitchell as vice-captain.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), H. Mitchell (vice-capt.), J. Birt, G. Brown, 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
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), G. Bisset, I. Bryant, D. Darcy, J. Greenwood, B. Harrington, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, D. McKenzie, B. Parsons, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, R. Walker, B. Ware, M. Zeuschner
Essendon (13.16.94) defeated Footscray (6.18.54).
Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Payne (7), J. Birt (2), K. Timms (2), J. Clarke, N. Raitt
Footscray: B. Harrington (2), B. Spargo (2), D. McKenzie, B. Ware
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 25 May 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
27,455
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 18 | 6 | . | 18 | (54) |
| Margin | FOOT by 9 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Hugh Mitchell
(Essendon),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fenton, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Matthews, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 9 | Raitt, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Greenwood, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Harrington, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Parsons, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Zeuschner, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 18 | |||