1964 VFL Round 17: Collingwood v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1964 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 17 of the 1964 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park. Ray Gabelich captained the hosts with John Henderson as vice-captain. Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Ken Fraser as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.

Collingwood
R. Gabelich (capt.), J. Henderson (vice-capt.), M. Bone, D. Dalton, I. Graham, B. Gray, L. Hill, J. Mahon, K. McLean, D. Norman, T. Potter, R. Reeves, K. Rose, T. Steer, D. Tuddenham, K. Turner, M. Urquhart, P. Wadham, T. Waters, D. Wright

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

Collingwood (9.14.68) defeated Essendon (9.11.65).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: I. Graham (5), T. Steer, D. Tuddenham, M. Urquhart, T. Waters
Essendon: J. Birt (3), B. Sampson (2), J. Somerville (2), J. Clarke, T. Fordham

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Collingwood v Essendon
Date: Saturday 15 August 1964
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 45,907

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Essendon
Score: 9.14.68 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 9 4 . 11 7 . 12 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Essendon 0 . 0 3 . 4 4 . 8 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin COLL by 27 COLL by 13 COLL by 22 COLL by 3 COLL by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Rose (Collingwood), John Coleman (Essendon)
Captains: Ray Gabelich (Collingwood), Jack Clarke (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: John Henderson (Collingwood), Ken Fraser (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Bone, Michael ? ? 0 ?
27 Dalton, Denis ? ? 0 ?
1 Gabelich, Ray (c) ? ? 0 ?
7 Graham, Ian ? ? 5 ?
4 Gray, Brian ? ? 0 ?
2 Henderson, John (vc) ? ? 0 ?
13 Hill, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
8 Mahon, John ? ? 0 ?
21 McLean, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
26 Norman, David ? ? 0 ?
15 Potter, Ted ? ? 0 ?
16 Reeves, Ron ? ? 0 ?
29 Rose, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
9 Steer, Trevor ? ? 1 ?
30 Tuddenham, Des ? ? 1 ?
3 Turner, Ken ? ? 0 ?
19 Urquhart, Max ? ? 1 ?
22 Wadham, Paul ? ? 0 ?
5 Waters, Terry ? ? 1 ?
33 Wright, Duncan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 14

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Beissel, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 3 ?
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 ?
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 ?
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 0 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 1 ?
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 ? ? 2 ?
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 ?
19 Somerville, John ? ? 2 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 11

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