1964 VFL Round 18: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1964 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1964 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), B. Barr, R. Baxter, G. Bisset, J. Bradley, I. Bryant, D. Darcy, K. Duff, N. Fincher, B. Gray, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, J. Jillard, I. Marsh, J. Miles, G. Peters, J. Schultz, B. Smith, M. Zeuschner
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, F. Davis, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Foster, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, J. Leitch, H. Mann, B. Massey, P. McLean, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, G. Watson, D. Williams, G. Wise
Footscray (12.6.78) defeated Melbourne (4.14.38).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Bradley (3), G. Bisset (2), B. Gray (2), G. Ion (2), T. Whitten (2), M. Hobbs
Melbourne: J. Townsend (2), R. Foster, G. Jacobs
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1964 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 August 1964
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,553
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 1 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | (78) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 13 | 4 | . | 14 | 4 | . | 14 | (38) |
| Margin | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 40 | FOOT by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Barr, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Bradley, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fincher, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gray, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Marsh, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Miles, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Peters, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Zeuschner, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 6 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Davis, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Foster, Rob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Leitch, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McLean, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Watson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wise, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 14 | |||