1964 VFL 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 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at 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
J. Clarke (capt.), K. Fraser (vice-capt.), G. Beissel, J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, A. Epis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, L. McGie, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Geelong
F. Wooller (capt.), W. Closter, J. Devine, G. Farmer, J. Fox, B. Goggin, A. Lord, S. Lord, D. Marshall, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, H. Routley, I. Scott, J. Sharrock, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, J. Watts, R. West, J. Yeates
Essendon (10.5.65) were defeated by Geelong (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Fordham (2), H. Mitchell (2), B. Sampson (2), G. Beissel, J. Birt, K. Fraser, G. Gosper
Geelong: T. Polinelli (3), D. Wade (3), F. Wooller (2), G. Farmer, B. Goggin, D. Marshall, P. Vinar
As a result of this match, Essendon were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Geelong faced Collingwood in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1964 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 29 August 1964
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
92,231
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
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Fred Wooller
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Ken Fraser
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||