1965 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1965 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1965 VFL season. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill. Ken Fraser captained the hosts with Ian Shelton as vice-captain. Ralph Rogerson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), I. Shelton (vice-capt.), B. Armstrong, J. Birt, R. Blew, G. Brown, B. Capuano, J. Clarke, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, I. Payne, G. Pryor, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, K. Timms

Fitzroy
R. Rogerson (capt.), B. Beattie, J. Booth, N. Brown, R. Calverley, M. Cole, W. Eastman, B. Fitzgerald, R. Fry, J. Hayes, D. Hellings, T. Hirst, J. Kemp, G. Lazarus, A. Lynch, I. McCrae, M. Miers, J. Newnham, B. Pert, P. Wood

Essendon (12.12.84) defeated Fitzroy (3.8.26).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Fordham (4), G. Johnston (2), H. Mitchell (2), J. Birt, K. Fraser, B. Sampson, K. Timms
Fitzroy: W. Eastman, B. Fitzgerald, J. Kemp

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 17 July 1965
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 10,650

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Fitzroy
Score: 12.12.84 - 3.8.26

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 3 5 . 3 10 . 8 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Fitzroy 1 . 0 2 . 2 3 . 4 3 . 8 3 . 8 (26)
Margin ESSE by 9 ESSE by 19 ESSE by 46 ESSE by 58 ESSE by 58
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Coleman (Essendon), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ken Fraser (Essendon), Ralph Rogerson (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Ian Shelton (Essendon), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Gaudion

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
33 Armstrong, Bruce ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 1 1 24 21 3 1 2 1
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 2 4 3
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 1
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 2 1
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 0 1 29 25 4 8 3 2
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 4 2 12 11 1 9 0 1
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 1 1 14 10 4 5 0 1
2 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 1 1
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 2 2 1
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 2 2 16 15 1 2 2 2
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 3 2 2
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 2 2 27 24 3 6 2 2
8 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 1
3 Payne, Ian ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
21 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 1 2
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 8 3 5
4 Shaw, David ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 3 2 0
10 Shelton, Ian (vc) ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 11 1 2
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 1 2 17 14 3 10 2 5
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 12 273 241 32 77 30 33

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
10 Beattie, Bob ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 4 2 3
29 Booth, John ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 2 0
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 2 5 2
12 Calverley, Ray ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 1 1
26 Cole, Max ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 1 1 2
6 Eastman, Wayne ? ? 1 0 15 15 0 1 2 2
25 Fitzgerald, Barry ? ? 1 1 13 11 2 2 3 2
9 Fry, Ron ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 6 1 2
15 Hayes, John ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 3 3 0
2 Hellings, Doug ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 1 1
24 Hirst, Tony ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 1 2 1
22 Kemp, Jim ? ? 1 1 5 5 0 4 1 1
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 3 2 3
11 Lynch, Allen ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 2 2
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 2 19 15 4 2 0 1
14 Miers, Max ? ? 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 2
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 6 0 1
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 2 3
1 Rogerson, Ralph (c) ? ? 0 2 12 10 2 4 1 1
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 3 8 237 202 35 48 33 30

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