1963 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1963 between Essendon and Carlton during round 15 of the 1963 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts.
John Nicholls captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), R. Blew, G. Brown, M. Byers, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, K. Fraser, D. Gerlach, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, C. Payne, T. Rodgers, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), G. Anderson, P. Barry, J. Benetti, T. Best, B. Buckley, I. Collins, J. Comben, B. Cox, J. Gill, G. Hardie, J. James, M. Kick, W. Lofts, J. Reilly, D. Rogers, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, C. Stewart, B. Williams
Essendon (10.10.70) were defeated by Carlton (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Payne (3), T. Rodgers (2), J. Somerville (2), T. Fordham, K. Fraser, G. Johnston
Carlton: B. Cox (3), I. Collins (2), P. Barry, T. Best, J. Comben, J. Gill, G. Hardie, S. Silvagni
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Carlton remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
29,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Carlton | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | CARL by 14 | CARL by 2 | CARL by 2 | CARL by 6 | CARL by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Byers, Max | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 55 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 10 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Anderson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Benetti, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Best, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Collins, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Comben, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Hardie, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Kick, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lofts, Wes | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reilly, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rogers, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Sankey, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Stewart, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Williams, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 10 | |||