1964 VFL Round 17: South Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1964 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 17 of the 1964 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Noel McMahen and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

South Melbourne
K. Barnes, D. Bethke, K. Colvin, C. Evans, C. Goonan, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. John, F. Johnson, S. Magee, H. Matthews, E. Melai, R. Nilsson, K. Parker, K. Phillips, J. Rantall, A. Self, D. Stanley, P. Trethowan, K. Wharton

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), B. Barr, G. Bisset, J. Bradley, I. Bryant, D. Darcy, K. Duff, N. Fincher, B. Gray, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, I. Marsh, J. Miles, G. Peters, J. Schultz, B. Smith, M. Zeuschner

South Melbourne (10.8.68) were defeated by Footscray (10.15.75).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: S. Magee (3), H. Matthews (2), K. Phillips (2), D. Bethke, R. Nilsson, A. Self
Footscray: T. Whitten (3), D. Darcy (2), B. Barr, I. Bryant, N. Fincher, B. Gray, I. Marsh

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: South Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 15 August 1964
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 11,080

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Footscray
Score: 10.8.68 - 10.15.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 2 5 . 3 6 . 7 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Footscray 0 . 5 5 . 10 7 . 12 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Margin SMLB by 9 FOOT by 7 FOOT by 11 FOOT by 7 FOOT by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Noel McMahen (South Melbourne), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Ted Whitten (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Blew

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
49 Barnes, Ken ? ? 0 ?
15 Bethke, Des ? ? 1 ?
2 Colvin, Ken ? ? 0 ?
17 Evans, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
37 Goonan, Clem ? ? 0 ?
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
7 John, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 3 ?
33 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 2 ?
40 Melai, Eddy ? ? 0 ?
39 Nilsson, Ray ? ? 1 ?
51 Parker, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
38 Phillips, Ken ? ? 2 ?
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Self, Alan ? ? 1 ?
36 Stanley, Don ? ? 0 ?
48 Trethowan, Pat ? ? 0 ?
20 Wharton, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 8

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
35 Barr, Bob ? ? 1 ?
6 Bisset, George ? ? 0 ?
20 Bradley, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 1 ?
15 Darcy, David ? ? 2 ?
16 Duff, Ken ? ? 0 ?
28 Fincher, Noel ? ? 1 ?
29 Gray, Bob ? ? 1 ?
2 Hobbs, Merv ? ? 0 ?
23 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 ?
21 Ion, Barry ? ? 0 ?
17 Ion, Graham ? ? 0 ?
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 ?
33 Marsh, Ivan ? ? 1 ?
44 Miles, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
40 Peters, Garry ? ? 0 ?
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 ?
31 Smith, Barry ? ? 0 ?
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 3 ?
1 Zeuschner, Murray ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 15

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