1963 VFL Round 13: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1963 between Geelong and Essendon during round 13 of the 1963 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Fred Wooller captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Geelong
F. Wooller (capt.), J. Brown, T. Callan, J. Devine, G. Farmer, B. Goggin, K. Goodland, G. Hamer, A. Lord, S. Lord, E. Nicholls, C. Rice, H. Routley, J. Sharrock, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, J. Watts, R. West, J. Yeates
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, G. Brown, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, C. Payne, N. Raitt, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, K. Timms, J. Welsh
Geelong (14.15.99) defeated Essendon (9.8.62).
Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Rice (3), B. Goggin (2), F. Wooller (2), G. Farmer, G. Hamer, A. Lord, J. Sharrock, D. Wade, J. Watts, J. Yeates
Essendon: K. Fraser (3), B. Sampson (2), J. Birt, G. Johnston, C. Payne, N. Raitt
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 3 August 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
40,885
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Margin | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 37 | GEEL by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Fred Wooller
(Geelong),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Crouch
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Farmer, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hamer, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Routley, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sharrock, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Raitt, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Welsh, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | |||