1964 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1964 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 7 of the 1964 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, R. Miller, D. Robbie, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, D. Williams, G. Wise
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, G. Bisset, J. Bradley, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, R. Coutts, D. Darcy, G. Dark, K. Duff, N. Fincher, J. Greenwood, J. Hoiles, J. Jillard, D. McKenzie, J. Schultz, B. Smith, A. Vosilaitis, R. Walker, M. Zeuschner
Melbourne (12.14.86) defeated Footscray (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Bourke (5), R. Barassi (3), K. Emselle (2), J. Lord, J. Townsend
Footscray: R. Coutts (3), T. Whitten (2), G. Chalmers
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Footscray remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1964 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1964
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
33,129
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | level | MELB by 5 | MELB by 38 | MELB by 42 | MELB by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Blew
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Anderson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Robbie, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wise, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Bradley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Chalmers, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Coutts, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dark, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fincher, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Greenwood, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Vosilaitis, Algy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Zeuschner, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 8 | |||