1965 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1965 between Essendon and Carlton during round 7 of the 1965 VFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill. Ken Fraser captained the hosts with, in the absence of Ian Shelton, deputy vice-captain Hugh Mitchell as vice-captain. Ron Barassi captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), H. Mitchell (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, G. Brown, B. Capuano, J. Clarke, P. Doran, K. Egan, A. Epis, T. Fordham, K. Gent, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, L. McGie, D. McKenzie, G. Pryor, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, K. Timms

Carlton
R. Barassi (capt.), G. Anderson, T. Board, B. Buckley, I. Collins, B. Cox, G. Crane, A. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Goold, K. Greenwood, K. Hall, R. Hoggett, J. Miller, I. Nankervis, J. Nicholls, B. Quirk, J. Reilly, S. Silvagni, C. Stewart

Essendon (5.23.53) were defeated by Carlton (10.9.69).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Fordham (2), B. Capuano, B. Sampson, K. Timms
Carlton: K. Greenwood (3), B. Quirk (2), R. Barassi, A. Gallagher, K. Hall, J. Miller, J. Nicholls

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 29 May 1965
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 35,500

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Carlton
Score: 5.23.53 - 10.9.69

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 2 3 . 9 5 . 17 5 . 23 5 . 23 (53)
Carlton 2 . 1 6 . 5 7 . 8 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Margin CARL by 5 CARL by 14 CARL by 3 CARL by 16 CARL by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Coleman (Essendon), Ron Barassi (Carlton)
Captains: Ken Fraser (Essendon), Ron Barassi (Carlton)
Vice-Captains: Hugh Mitchell (Essendon), unknown (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Fisher

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 0 2 16 15 1 1 2 2
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 1 10 10 0 4 0 2
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 0 2
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 1 1 15 14 1 3 4 0
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 1 4 0
36 Doran, Paul ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 Egan, Kevin ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 5 1 0
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 2 5 10 10 0 6 4 1
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 0 3 23 18 5 9 3 4
2 Gent, Keith ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 0
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 4 2 0
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 0 4 13 12 1 2 3 2
4 McGie, Lindsay ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 2 1
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 11 2 3
31 Mitchell, Hugh (avc) ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 4 2 0
21 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 2 1
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 1 1 12 10 2 5 2 3
4 Shaw, David ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 1 0
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 1 1 6 6 0 2 1 2
Rushed 5
Total (20 players) 5 23 217 199 18 66 35 23

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
26 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 0 0
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 1 1 26 21 5 6 1 2
24 Board, Terry ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 0 2 0
4 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 1
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 1 1
9 Cox, Berkley ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 1 1 2
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 1 2 18 17 1 9 1 1
12 Gill, John ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 1
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 4 3 2
5 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 3 1 17 17 0 7 3 4
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 1 2 8 7 1 1 1 0
36 Hoggett, Roger ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 1 3
22 Miller, Jim ? ? 1 1 5 5 0 2 2 1
23 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 1 0 18 13 5 3 3 1
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 2 1 11 10 1 3 2 1
28 Reilly, John ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 1 2
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 4 1
39 Stewart, Cliff ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 9 221 196 25 52 26 23

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