1964 VFL Round 7: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1964 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 7 of the 1964 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Ken Fraser as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Noel McMahen and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), D. Bethke, J. Bray, K. Colvin, R. Dawson, C. Evans, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. John, G. Johnston, B. Kingston, S. Magee, E. Melai, M. Papley, G. Parker, K. Phillips, J. Rantall, E. Reilly, T. Tate, P. Trethowan

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

South Melbourne (11.18.84) were defeated by Essendon (14.12.96).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: M. Papley (3), S. Magee (2), E. Melai (2), T. Tate (2), D. Bethke, B. Kingston
Essendon: H. Mitchell (5), T. Fordham (3), B. Sampson (2), K. Fraser, C. Payne, J. Somerville, K. Timms

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 30 May 1964
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 20,470

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 11.18.84 - 14.12.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 4 4 . 8 7 . 13 11 . 18 11 . 18 (84)
Essendon 3 . 3 9 . 5 12 . 9 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Margin ESSE by 5 ESSE by 27 ESSE by 26 ESSE by 12 ESSE by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Noel McMahen (South Melbourne), John Coleman (Essendon)
Captains: Bob Skilton (South Melbourne), Jack Clarke (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Ken Fraser (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Fisher

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Bethke, Des ? ? 1 ?
23 Bray, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
2 Colvin, Ken ? ? 0 ?
12 Dawson, Ray ? ? 0 ?
17 Evans, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
7 John, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
4 Johnston, Gary ? ? 0 ?
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 1 ?
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 2 ?
40 Melai, Eddy ? ? 2 ?
11 Papley, Max ? ? 3 ?
41 Parker, Glen ? ? 0 ?
38 Phillips, Ken ? ? 0 ?
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Reilly, Elkin ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Tate, Terry ? ? 2 ?
48 Trethowan, Pat ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 18

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Beissel, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 ?
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 ?
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 0 ?
42 Egan, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 3 ?
23 Fraser, Ken (vc) ? ? 1 ?
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 ?
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
4 McGie, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 5 ?
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 2 ?
19 Somerville, John ? ? 1 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 12

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