1963 VFL Round 9: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1963 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 9 of the 1963 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, G. Fenton, T. Fordham, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, B. Matthews, D. McKenzie, C. Payne, N. Raitt, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
St Kilda
R. Apted, B. Coady, R. Cross, C. Ditterich, D. Griffiths, J. Guyatt, R. Head, V. Howell, R. McHugh, A. Morrow, B. Morton, R. Oakley, L. Oswald, J. Read, K. Roberts, R. Smith, B. Stephenson, I. Stewart, I. Synman, J. Wallis
Essendon (4.16.40) were defeated by St Kilda (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Clarke, N. Raitt, J. Somerville, K. Timms
St Kilda: K. Roberts (2), B. Stephenson (2), D. Griffiths, L. Oswald, R. Smith, J. Wallis
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 22 June 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
24,725
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 16 | 4 | . | 16 | (40) |
| St Kilda | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | ESSE by 12 | level | STKL by 11 | STKL by 16 | STKL by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 8 | Fenton, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Matthews, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Raitt, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 16 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Apted, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Coady, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Cross, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Griffiths, Daryl | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Head, Rodger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howell, Verdun | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McHugh, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Morton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Oakley, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Read, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Roberts, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Stephenson, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Synman, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Wallis, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 8 | |||