1964 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1964 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 16 of the 1964 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Ken Fraser as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, H. Mann, B. Massey, P. McLean, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, G. Watson, D. Williams, G. Wise
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, L. McGie, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Melbourne (7.6.48) were defeated by Essendon (6.14.50).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Jacobs (3), H. Mann (3), G. Watson
Essendon: G. Beissel (2), J. Birt (2), H. Mitchell, J. Somerville
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1964 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 8 August 1964
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
70,385
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Margin | MELB by 6 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 9 | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Ken Fraser
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Anderson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McLean, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Watson, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wise, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 6 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 4 | McGie, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 14 | |||