1964 VFL Round 11: Fitzroy v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1964 between Fitzroy and Essendon during round 11 of the 1964 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Essendon at Brunswick Street Oval. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Ken Fraser as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Kevin Murray and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), J. Bahen, C. Bond, N. Brown, G. Campbell, R. Crow, B. Fitzgerald, J. Hayes, R. King, G. Lazarus, T. Lovett, A. Lynch, C. McRae, M. Miers, K. Mitchell, J. Newnham, T. O'Mara, B. Pert, R. Rogerson, R. Slocum

Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), K. Fraser (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, R. Blew, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, B. Matthews, L. McGie, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, T. Rodgers, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville

Fitzroy (7.8.50) were defeated by Essendon (10.9.69).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Rogerson (2), J. Hayes, R. King, T. Lovett, M. Miers, J. Newnham
Essendon: B. Matthews (2), H. Mitchell (2), C. Payne (2), G. Beissel, J. Clarke, K. Fraser, T. Rodgers

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Fitzroy v Essendon
Date: Saturday 4 July 1964
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 11,254

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Essendon
Score: 7.8.50 - 10.9.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 2 5 . 5 7 . 7 7 . 8 7 . 8 (50)
Essendon 3 . 1 4 . 6 7 . 8 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Margin ESSE by 5 FITZ by 5 ESSE by 1 ESSE by 19 ESSE by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), John Coleman (Essendon)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Jack Clarke (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Fitzroy), Ken Fraser (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Bahen, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Bond, Colin ? ? 0 ?
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 ?
20 Campbell, Graham ? ? 0 ?
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 ?
25 Fitzgerald, Barry ? ? 0 ?
15 Hayes, John ? ? 1 ?
43 King, Ross ? ? 1 ?
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 0 ?
22 Lovett, Ted ? ? 1 ?
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 ?
33 McRae, Colin ? ? 0 ?
14 Miers, Max ? ? 1 ?
35 Mitchell, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
2 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 ?
39 Newnham, John ? ? 1 ?
54 O'Mara, Terry ? ? 0 ?
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 ?
1 Rogerson, Ralph ? ? 2 ?
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 8

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Beissel, Graeme ? ? 1 ?
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 ?
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 0 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 0 ?
23 Fraser, Ken (vc) ? ? 1 ?
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 ?
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
3 Matthews, Barry ? ? 2 ?
4 McGie, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 2 ?
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
2 Rodgers, Terry ? ? 1 ?
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 ?
19 Somerville, John ? ? 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