1963 VFL Round 14: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1963 between Footscray and Geelong during round 14 of the 1963 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Fred Wooller captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, I. Bryant, B. Dowling, K. Duff, B. Gray, J. Greenwood, B. Harrington, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, E. O'Halloran, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, R. Walker, B. Ware
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, G. Rosenow, H. Routley, J. Sharrock, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, R. West, J. Yeates
Footscray (5.8.38) were defeated by Geelong (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Dowling (2), B. Gray (2), B. Spargo
Geelong: D. Wade (3), B. Goggin (2), C. Rice (2), G. Hamer
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 10 August 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
25,645
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | (38) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | GEEL by 31 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Fred Wooller
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dowling, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Gray, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 44 | Greenwood, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Harrington, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | O'Halloran, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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) | 5 | 8 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Farmer, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hamer, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Rosenow, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Routley, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sharrock, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||