1964 VFL Round 1: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1964 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1964 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Ken Fraser as vice-captain.
Darrel Baldock captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), K. Fraser (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, N. Raitt, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, K. Timms
St Kilda
D. Baldock (capt.), I. Cooper, R. Cross, C. Ditterich, J. Guyatt, R. Head, V. Howell, T. Marinko, J. McMillan, A. Morrow, B. Morton, R. Oakley, B. Payne, J. Read, I. Rowland, R. Smith, I. Stewart, I. Synman, J. Wallis, B. Walsh
Essendon (12.13.85) defeated St Kilda (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Payne (3), K. Fraser (2), K. Timms (2), J. Birt, J. Clarke, D. Gerlach, H. Mitchell, J. Somerville
St Kilda: B. Morton (3), B. Payne (3), J. Wallis (2), D. Baldock, J. Guyatt, R. Smith
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1964 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1964
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
29,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | ESSE by 8 | STKL by 5 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Darrel Baldock
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Ken Fraser
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Crouch
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Raitt, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 13 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Baldock, Darrel (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Cooper, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Cross, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ditterich, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Head, Rodger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howell, Verdun | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Marinko, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McMillan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Morton, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Oakley, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Payne, Burnie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Read, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Rowland, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Smith, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Synman, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Wallis, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||