1963 VFL Round 11: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1963 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 11 of the 1963 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, G. Bisset, J. Bradley, I. Bryant, D. Darcy, K. Duff, J. Greenwood, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, D. McKenzie, E. O'Halloran, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, R. Walker, B. Ware
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, B. Massey, R. Miller, D. Robbie, B. Roet, A. Rowarth, J. Townsend, B. Vagg
Footscray (3.6.24) were defeated by Melbourne (10.9.69).
Goalkickers
Footscray: M. Hobbs, J. Schultz, B. Spargo
Melbourne: R. Barassi (3), K. Emselle (3), B. Bourke (2), F. Adams, B. Kenneally
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 July 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
18,231
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 6 | (24) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Margin | FOOT by 2 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 44 | MELB by 45 | MELB by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Bradley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Greenwood, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | O'Halloran, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 3 | 6 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Anderson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Robbie, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | |||