1964 VFL Season Semi Final 1: Essendon v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1964 between Essendon and Geelong in the first semi final of the 1964 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Geelong at the MCG. Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Ken Fraser as vice-captain. Fred Wooller captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.

Essendon (10.5.65) were defeated by Geelong (12.12.84).

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: First Semi Final
Teams: Essendon v Geelong
Date: Saturday 29 August 1964
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 92,231

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Geelong
Score: 10.5.65 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 0 5 . 3 7 . 5 10 . 5 10 . 5 (65)
Geelong 1 . 5 6 . 6 9 . 7 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin ESSE by 13 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 14 GEEL by 19 GEEL by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Jack Clarke
Vice-Captain: Ken Fraser
Coach: John Coleman

Geelong

Captain: Fred Wooller
Coach: Bob Davis

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

R. Brophy

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Beissel, Graeme ? ? 1 ?
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 1 ?
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 ?
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 ?
1 Clarke, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 ?
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 ?
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 2 ?
23 Fraser, Ken (vc) ? ? 1 ?
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 ?
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
4 McGie, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 ?
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 2 ?
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 2 ?
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 ?
19 Somerville, John ? ? 0 ?
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 5

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 ?
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Farmer, Graham ? ? 1 ?
24 Fox, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 1 ?
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 0 ?
6 Lord, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 1 ?
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 ?
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 3 ?
29 Routley, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
14 Scott, Ian ? ? 0 ?
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 1 ?
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 3 ?
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 ?
28 Watts, John ? ? 0 ?
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred (c) ? ? 2 ?
40 Yeates, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 12

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