1963 VFL Round 17: Footscray v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1963 between Footscray and Essendon during round 17 of the 1963 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Essendon at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, C. Bendelle, J. Bradley, G. Chalmers, D. Darcy, B. Dowling, K. Duff, B. Gray, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, J. Jillard, I. Marsh, D. McKenzie, J. Schultz, R. Schultz, B. Spargo, R. Walker, B. Ware
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, 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
Footscray (4.4.28) were defeated by Essendon (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Bradley, M. Hobbs, G. Ion, B. Spargo
Essendon: C. Payne (3), J. Somerville (3), K. Timms (3), T. Fordham, K. Fraser, G. Johnston
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Footscray
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
27,231
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | (28) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 56 | ESSE by 56 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Fisher
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Bendelle, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Bradley, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Chalmers, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dowling, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Gray, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Marsh, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 47 | Schultz, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 4 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 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 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Graham, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||