1964 VFL Round 6: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1964 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 6 of the 1964 VFL season. Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill. Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Ken Fraser as vice-captain. Ray Gabelich captained the visitors with John Henderson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.

Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), K. Fraser (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, G. Brown, B. Capuano, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, L. McGie, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, T. Rodgers, B. Sampson, J. Somerville, K. Timms

Collingwood
R. Gabelich (capt.), J. Henderson (vice-capt.), M. Bone, B. Chapman, I. Graham, L. Hill, E. Hutchesson, J. Mahon, D. Norman, T. Potter, R. Reeves, W. Roper, K. Rose, D. Tuddenham, K. Turner, M. Urquhart, J. Vise, P. Wadham, T. Waters, R. Willett

Essendon (9.19.73) defeated Collingwood (11.3.69).

Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Somerville (3), T. Fordham (2), J. Clarke, G. Johnston, H. Mitchell, K. Timms
Collingwood: D. Norman (4), T. Waters (3), M. Bone (2), D. Tuddenham, R. Willett

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 6th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 23 May 1964
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 30,300

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Collingwood
Score: 9.19.73 - 11.3.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 4 4 . 7 6 . 10 9 . 19 9 . 19 (73)
Collingwood 5 . 1 8 . 2 11 . 3 11 . 3 11 . 3 (69)
Margin COLL by 15 COLL by 19 COLL by 23 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Coleman (Essendon), Bob Rose (Collingwood)
Captains: Jack Clarke (Essendon), Ray Gabelich (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Ken Fraser (Essendon), John Henderson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Grant

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Beissel, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 ?
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 ?
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 0 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 2 ?
23 Fraser, Ken (vc) ? ? 0 ?
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 ?
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 1 ?
4 McGie, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
2 Rodgers, Terry ? ? 0 ?
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
19 Somerville, John ? ? 3 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 19

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Bone, Michael ? ? 2 ?
25 Chapman, Bert ? ? 0 ?
1 Gabelich, Ray (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Graham, Ian ? ? 0 ?
2 Henderson, John (vc) ? ? 0 ?
13 Hill, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
12 Hutchesson, Errol ? ? 0 ?
8 Mahon, John ? ? 0 ?
26 Norman, David ? ? 4 ?
15 Potter, Ted ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
18 Roper, Warren ? ? 0 ?
29 Rose, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
30 Tuddenham, Des ? ? 1 ?
3 Turner, Ken ? ? 0 ?
19 Urquhart, Max ? ? 0 ?
20 Vise, Julian ? ? 0 ?
22 Wadham, Paul ? ? 0 ?
5 Waters, Terry ? ? 3 ?
8 Willett, Ray ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 3

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