1964 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1964 between Essendon and Geelong during round 15 of the 1964 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Ken Fraser as vice-captain.
Fred Wooller captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), K. Fraser (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Geelong
F. Wooller (capt.), W. Closter, J. Devine, G. Farmer, J. Fox, B. Goggin, G. Hynes, A. Lord, S. Lord, D. Marshall, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, B. Ryan, I. Scott, J. Sharrock, P. Vinar, P. Walker, J. Watts, R. West, J. Yeates
Essendon (5.13.43) drew with Geelong (6.7.43).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Timms (2), G. Beissel, J. Birt, J. Somerville
Geelong: B. Goggin, G. Hynes, T. Polinelli, B. Ryan, J. Sharrock, F. Wooller
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1964 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 1 August 1964
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
27,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 13 | (43) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | (43) |
| Margin | ESSE by 3 | GEEL by 11 | GEEL by 5 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Fred Wooller
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Ken Fraser
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. Fisher
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Farmer, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hynes, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Marshall, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Scott, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sharrock, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 7 | |||