1963 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1963 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 18 of the 1963 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill. Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Hugh Mitchell as vice-captain. Murray Weideman captained the visitors with Ray Gabelich as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Phonse Kyne.

Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), H. Mitchell (vice-capt.), R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, J. Forsyth, K. Fraser, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, C. Payne, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms

Collingwood
M. Weideman (capt.), R. Gabelich (vice-capt.), B. Chapman, J. Henderson, L. Hill, E. Hutchesson, J. Knox, P. Marshall, K. McLean, T. Potter, R. Reeves, W. Roper, K. Rose, R. Rose, D. Steele, T. Steer, D. Tuddenham, M. Urquhart, T. Waters, R. Watt

Essendon (12.11.83) defeated Collingwood (8.8.56).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Fordham (3), J. Somerville (2), B. Capuano, J. Clarke, K. Fraser, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, H. Mitchell, K. Timms
Collingwood: B. Chapman (3), E. Hutchesson (2), M. Urquhart, T. Waters, M. Weideman

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Collingwood remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 7 September 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 29,700

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Collingwood
Score: 12.11.83 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 3 5 . 7 8 . 7 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Collingwood 3 . 3 4 . 4 6 . 6 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin COLL by 6 ESSE by 9 ESSE by 13 ESSE by 27 ESSE by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Coleman (Essendon), Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
Captains: Jack Clarke (Essendon), Murray Weideman (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Hugh Mitchell (Essendon), Ray Gabelich (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Gaudion

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 ?
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 1 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 ?
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 0 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 3 ?
27 Forsyth, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Fraser, Ken ? ? 1 ?
55 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 ?
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 1 ?
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh (vc) ? ? 1 ?
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 ?
10 Shelton, Ian ? ? 0 ?
19 Somerville, John ? ? 2 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 11

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Chapman, Bert ? ? 3 ?
2 Gabelich, Ray (vc) ? ? 0 ?
10 Henderson, John ? ? 0 ?
13 Hill, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
12 Hutchesson, Errol ? ? 2 ?
36 Knox, John ? ? 0 ?
52 Marshall, Peter ? ? 0 ?
47 McLean, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
41 Potter, Ted ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
18 Roper, Warren ? ? 0 ?
29 Rose, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
17 Steele, Des ? ? 0 ?
9 Steer, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
30 Tuddenham, Des ? ? 0 ?
19 Urquhart, Max ? ? 1 ?
5 Waters, Terry ? ? 1 ?
23 Watt, Ricky ? ? 0 ?
1 Weideman, Murray (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 8

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s