1964 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1964 between Geelong and Essendon during round 4 of the 1964 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Kardinia Park.
Fred Wooller captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Ken Fraser as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Geelong
F. Wooller (capt.), J. Brown, W. Closter, J. Devine, G. Farmer, B. Goggin, G. Hynes, K. Kirkpatrick, A. Lord, S. Lord, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, B. Ryan, I. Scott, J. Sharrock, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, J. Watts, R. West
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), K. Fraser (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, G. Brown, B. Capuano, P. Doran, A. Epis, J. Forsyth, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, N. Raitt, T. Rodgers, B. Sampson, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Geelong (8.21.69) were defeated by Essendon (14.7.91).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Hynes (2), F. Wooller (2), G. Farmer, T. Polinelli, J. Sharrock, D. Wade
Essendon: J. Birt (3), H. Mitchell (3), J. Clarke (2), K. Fraser (2), G. Gosper, C. Payne, B. Sampson, J. Somerville
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1964 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1964
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
34,083
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0 | . | 5 | 1 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 21 | 8 | . | 21 | (69) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 7 | (91) |
| Margin | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Fred Wooller
(Geelong),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Ken Fraser
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Fisher
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Farmer, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hynes, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Kirkpatrick, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Scott, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sharrock, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 21 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Forsyth, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Raitt, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 7 | |||