1964 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1964 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1964 VFL season. Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill. In the absence of Jack Clarke, vice-captain Ken Fraser captained the hosts. Ron Barassi captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, G. Brown, B. Capuano, P. Doran, A. Epis, J. Forsyth, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, G. Leydin, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, N. Raitt, T. Rodgers, B. Sampson, J. Somerville, K. Timms

Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, K. Emselle, R. Foster, R. Groom, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, H. Mann, B. Massey, H. Matthews, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, G. Watson, G. Wise

Essendon (7.11.53) were defeated by Melbourne (10.25.85).

Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Fraser (2), J. Birt, R. Blew, G. Gosper, H. Mitchell, J. Somerville
Melbourne: R. Barassi (2), B. Bourke (2), H. Mann (2), B. Vagg (2), R. Groom, G. Jacobs

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 16 May 1964
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 27,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Melbourne
Score: 7.11.53 - 10.25.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 0 4 . 4 5 . 7 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Melbourne 1 . 6 2 . 10 5 . 18 10 . 25 10 . 25 (85)
Margin level ESSE by 6 MELB by 11 MELB by 32 MELB by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Coleman (Essendon), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Ken Fraser (Essendon), Ron Barassi (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Gaudion

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Beissel, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 1 ?
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 1 ?
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 ?
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 ?
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 0 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
27 Forsyth, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Fraser, Ken (ac) ? ? 2 ?
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 ?
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
38 Leydin, Graham ? ? 0 ?
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
9 Raitt, Noel ? ? 0 ?
2 Rodgers, Terry ? ? 0 ?
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
19 Somerville, John ? ? 1 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 11

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Adams, Frank ? ? 0 ?
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 ?
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 2 ?
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 2 ?
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 ?
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 0 ?
1 Foster, Rob ? ? 0 ?
15 Groom, Ray ? ? 1 ?
20 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 1 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 2 ?
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
39 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
18 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 ?
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 ?
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 2 ?
17 Watson, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
23 Wise, Graham ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 25

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