1964 VFL Round 6: Footscray v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1964 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1964 VFL season. Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Noel McMahen.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, G. Bisset, J. Bradley, I. Bryant, R. Coutts, D. Darcy, G. Dark, K. Duff, N. Fincher, J. Greenwood, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, J. Jillard, S. Magill, D. McKenzie, J. Schultz, B. Smith, M. Zeuschner

South Melbourne
D. Bethke, P. Bowd, J. Bray, K. Colvin, C. Evans, C. Goonan, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, T. Hynes, G. John, G. Johnston, B. Kingston, S. Magee, E. Melai, K. Phillips, J. Rantall, B. Ross, T. Tate, P. Trethowan, F. Way

Footscray (10.22.82) defeated South Melbourne (10.9.69).

Goalkickers
Footscray: T. Whitten (3), R. Baxter (2), G. Bisset (2), D. McKenzie (2), G. Dark
South Melbourne: D. Bethke (4), G. John (2), K. Phillips (2), S. Magee, T. Tate

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 9th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Footscray v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 23 May 1964
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 16,437

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. South Melbourne
Score: 10.22.82 - 10.9.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 4 5 . 12 7 . 16 10 . 22 10 . 22 (82)
South Melbourne 3 . 3 5 . 4 8 . 4 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Margin FOOT by 1 FOOT by 8 FOOT by 6 FOOT by 13 FOOT by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Noel McMahen (South Melbourne)
Captains: Ted Whitten (Footscray), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Baxter, Ray ? ? 2 ?
6 Bisset, George ? ? 2 ?
20 Bradley, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 ?
10 Coutts, Rod ? ? 0 ?
15 Darcy, David ? ? 0 ?
32 Dark, Gary ? ? 1 ?
16 Duff, Ken ? ? 0 ?
28 Fincher, Noel ? ? 0 ?
19 Greenwood, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Hobbs, Merv ? ? 0 ?
23 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 ?
17 Ion, Graham ? ? 0 ?
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Magill, Sam ? ? 0 ?
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 2 ?
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 ?
31 Smith, Barry ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 3 ?
1 Zeuschner, Murray ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 22

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Bethke, Des ? ? 4 ?
29 Bowd, Pat ? ? 0 ?
23 Bray, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
2 Colvin, Ken ? ? 0 ?
17 Evans, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
37 Goonan, Clem ? ? 0 ?
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
16 Hynes, Tom ? ? 0 ?
7 John, Graeme ? ? 2 ?
4 Johnston, Gary ? ? 0 ?
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 1 ?
40 Melai, Eddy ? ? 0 ?
38 Phillips, Ken ? ? 2 ?
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 ?
10 Ross, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Tate, Terry ? ? 1 ?
48 Trethowan, Pat ? ? 0 ?
30 Way, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 9

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