1965 VFL Round 14: Essendon v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1965 between Essendon and Footscray during round 14 of the 1965 VFL season. Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill. Ken Fraser captained the hosts with, in the absence of Ian Shelton, deputy vice-captain Hugh Mitchell as vice-captain. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

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

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), G. Bisset, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, D. Darcy, K. Duff, N. Fincher, M. Hobbs, G. Ion, J. Jillard, A. Mannix, I. Marsh, D. McKenzie, R. O'Connor, J. Schultz, P. Shanahan, K. Stevens, D. Thorpe, A. Vosilaitis, M. Zeuschner

Essendon (13.18.96) defeated Footscray (6.11.47).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Fordham (3), K. Fraser (2), D. Gross (2), B. Sampson (2), K. Timms (2), J. Birt, H. Mitchell
Footscray: M. Hobbs (2), G. Ion, D. McKenzie, K. Stevens, T. Whitten

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Essendon v Footscray
Date: Saturday 31 July 1965
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 16,800

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Footscray
Score: 13.18.96 - 6.11.47

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 5 7 . 9 11 . 10 13 . 18 13 . 18 (96)
Footscray 3 . 2 4 . 3 6 . 7 6 . 11 6 . 11 (47)
Margin ESSE by 3 ESSE by 24 ESSE by 33 ESSE by 49 ESSE by 49
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Coleman (Essendon), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Captains: Ken Fraser (Essendon), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: Hugh Mitchell (Essendon), unknown (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

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 2 28 27 1 3 4 2
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 1 22 21 1 4 4 3
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 1 2
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 3 1 1
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 3 3 1
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 6 1 1
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 3 2 9 7 2 4 1 1
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 2 0 21 13 8 6 2 0
2 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 1 0
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 1 0
15 Gross, Don ? ? 2 2 21 18 3 4 2 1
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 1 1
31 Mitchell, Hugh (avc) ? ? 1 2 17 16 1 3 2 0
8 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 1 2
21 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 5 4 2
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 2 2 9 8 1 6 1 2
4 Shaw, David ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 1
25 Timms, Ken ? ? 2 6 17 14 3 6 0 5
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 18 258 228 30 64 30 26

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
6 Bisset, George ? ? 0 1 25 23 2 2 2 1
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 4 1 0
27 Chalmers, Graeme ? ? 0 1 12 12 0 1 1 2
15 Darcy, David ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 0 1 1
16 Duff, Ken ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 1 1
28 Fincher, Noel ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Hobbs, Merv ? ? 2 6 26 24 2 6 2 1
17 Ion, Graham ? ? 1 1 12 8 4 5 1 2
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 3 4 2
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 2 2
33 Marsh, Ivan ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 1
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 2 1 2
23 O'Connor, Rod ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 6 2 2
41 Shanahan, Peter ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 5 1 1
4 Stevens, Kevin ? ? 1 1 10 9 1 7 0 2
39 Thorpe, David ? ? 0 1 21 17 4 4 0 3
34 Vosilaitis, Algy ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 1 1
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 1 0 9 5 4 2 3 5
1 Zeuschner, Murray ? ? 0 0 15 7 8 1 3 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 6 11 255 214 41 56 26 31

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