1964 VFL Round 9: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1964 between Essendon and Footscray during round 9 of the 1964 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Ken Fraser as vice-captain.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), K. Fraser (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, L. McGie, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, T. Rodgers, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, K. Timms
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, G. Bisset, I. Bryant, R. Coutts, D. Darcy, K. Duff, N. Fincher, J. Greenwood, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, J. Jillard, F. Johnson, I. Marsh, D. McKenzie, J. Schultz, B. Smith, R. Taylor, A. Vosilaitis, R. Walker
Essendon (13.10.88) defeated Footscray (10.13.73).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Rodgers (5), T. Fordham (3), K. Fraser (2), K. Timms (2), H. Mitchell
Footscray: M. Hobbs (3), R. Baxter, G. Bisset, I. Bryant, R. Coutts, F. Johnson, D. McKenzie, A. Vosilaitis
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 5th on the ladder and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1964 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 13 June 1964
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
22,600
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Footscray | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Ken Fraser
(Essendon),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Gaudion
Player Statistics
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 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McGie, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Coutts, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fincher, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Greenwood, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Marsh, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Taylor, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Vosilaitis, Algy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 13 | |||