1963 VFL Round 16: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1963 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 16 of the 1963 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts.
Kevin Murray captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Kevin Murray.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, K. Egan, A. Epis, K. Fraser, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, I. Graham, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, C. Payne, T. Rodgers, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), J. Bahen, B. Beattie, B. Beers, N. Brown, G. Campbell, B. Carroll, B. Clements, R. Crow, S. Duncan, W. Eastman, B. Fitzgerald, R. Fry, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, G. Lazarus, A. Lynch, T. O'Mara, B. Pert, R. Slocum
Essendon (16.21.117) defeated Fitzroy (5.6.36).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Timms (4), J. Clarke (2), G. Gosper (2), G. Johnston (2), C. Payne (2), K. Fraser, I. Graham, T. Rodgers, J. Somerville
Fitzroy: J. Bahen (2), G. Campbell, B. Clements, G. Lazarus
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
14,475
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 21 | 16 | . | 21 | (117) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | (36) |
| Margin | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 61 | ESSE by 81 | ESSE by 81 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Kevin Murray
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Grant
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Egan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 55 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Graham, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 21 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Bahen, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Beattie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Beers, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Brown, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Carroll, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Clements, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Duncan, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Eastman, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Fitzgerald, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Fry, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hayes, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Lazarus, Gary | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 54 | O'Mara, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 6 | |||