1964 VFL Round 18: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1964 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 18 of the 1964 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Ken Fraser as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Noel McMahen.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), K. Fraser (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, K. Egan, A. Epis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, L. McGie, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, K. Timms
South Melbourne
K. Barnes, K. Batch, D. Bethke, K. Colvin, C. Evans, C. Goonan, P. Harrison, G. John, B. Kingston, S. Magee, H. Matthews, E. Melai, R. Nilsson, M. Papley, K. Phillips, J. Rantall, A. Self, D. Stanley, P. Trethowan, K. Wharton
Essendon (28.16.184) defeated South Melbourne (2.7.19).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Fordham (8), K. Fraser (4), H. Mitchell (3), J. Birt (2), B. Capuano (2), J. Clarke (2), K. Egan (2), G. Gosper (2), J. Somerville (2), R. Blew
South Melbourne: S. Magee, M. Papley
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1964 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 August 1964
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,800
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
28.16.184 - 2.7.19
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 7 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 10 | 21 | . | 11 | 28 | . | 16 | 28 | . | 16 | (184) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 7 | (19) |
| Margin | ESSE by 36 | ESSE by 70 | ESSE by 119 | ESSE by 165 | ESSE by 165 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Noel McMahen
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Ken Fraser
(Essendon),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Gaudion
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Beissel, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Egan, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | McGie, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 28 | 16 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Barnes, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Batch, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bethke, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Colvin, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Goonan, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | John, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Melai, Eddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Papley, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Phillips, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Self, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Stanley, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 48 | Trethowan, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Wharton, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 2 | 7 | |||