1965 VFL Round 6: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1965 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 6 of the 1965 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the hosts.
Ken Fraser captained the visitors with, in the absence of Ian Shelton, deputy vice-captain Hugh Mitchell as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Batch, J. Bray, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. John, B. Kingston, J. Long, R. Lucev, S. Magee, H. Matthews, R. Nilsson, M. Papley, B. Parker, G. Parker, K. Parker, J. Rantall, E. Reilly, T. Somerville, E. White
Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), H. Mitchell (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, J. Birt, R. Blew, G. Brown, B. Capuano, J. Clarke, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, K. Gent, G. Gosper, D. Gross, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, G. Pryor, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, K. Timms
South Melbourne (14.12.96) defeated Essendon (12.16.88).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (6), G. John (2), B. Kingston (2), J. Long, H. Matthews, M. Papley, G. Parker
Essendon: P. Doran (3), B. Sampson (2), K. Timms (2), R. Blew, B. Capuano, T. Fordham, K. Fraser, G. Johnston
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1965 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1965
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
24,200
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
14.12.96 - 12.16.88
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 12 | (96) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Margin | SMLB by 13 | ESSE by 16 | SMLB by 6 | SMLB by 8 | SMLB by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
Ken Fraser
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Hugh Mitchell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Batch, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Bray, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | John, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Long, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lucev, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Papley, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Parker, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Parker, Glen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Parker, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Reilly, Elkin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 6 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Somerville, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | White, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 12 | 251 | 212 | 39 | 51 | 30 | 26 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Armstrong, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Gent, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 16 | 234 | 214 | 20 | 82 | 25 | 29 | |||