1965 VFL Round 17: Essendon v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1965 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 17 of the 1965 VFL season. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill. Ken Fraser captained the hosts with, in the absence of Ian Shelton, deputy vice-captain Hugh Mitchell as vice-captain. Bob Skilton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), H. Mitchell (vice-capt.), J. Birt, G. Brown, J. Clarke, B. Davis, K. Egan, A. Epis, K. Gent, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. Gross, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, C. Payne, G. Pryor, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, B. Waite

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Barnes, D. Bethke, J. Bray, I. Davison, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. John, B. Kingston, R. Lucev, S. Magee, H. Matthews, R. Nilsson, N. Orange, G. Parker, K. Pedrotti, J. Rantall, E. Reilly, E. Sarich, T. Somerville

Essendon (14.13.97) defeated South Melbourne (4.7.31).

Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Shaw (6), K. Egan (2), J. Birt, K. Fraser, D. Gross, H. Mitchell, B. Sampson, J. Somerville
South Melbourne: R. Nilsson (2), B. Kingston, S. Magee

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Essendon v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 21 August 1965
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 18,950

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. South Melbourne
Score: 14.13.97 - 4.7.31

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 4 4 . 8 8 . 12 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
South Melbourne 0 . 0 2 . 1 4 . 6 4 . 7 4 . 7 (31)
Margin ESSE by 16 ESSE by 19 ESSE by 30 ESSE by 66 ESSE by 66
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Coleman (Essendon), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)
Captains: Ken Fraser (Essendon), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Hugh Mitchell (Essendon), unknown (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Brophy

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 1 1 26 24 2 3 2 2
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 1 0
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 0 0 23 15 8 1 1 2
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 7 0 0
43 Egan, Kevin ? ? 2 1 23 18 5 4 1 2
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 1 2
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 1 1 31 20 11 17 1 4
2 Gent, Keith ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
2 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 0 2 1
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 3 2 1
15 Gross, Don ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 2 1 1
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 0 1 11 11 0 0 2 0
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 3 0 2
31 Mitchell, Hugh (avc) ? ? 1 2 22 21 1 1 2 4
8 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 8 1 1
21 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 2 1
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 1 2 15 12 3 6 2 2
4 Shaw, David ? ? 6 3 17 17 0 9 0 1
19 Somerville, John ? ? 1 2 18 14 4 5 1 3
27 Waite, Bruce ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 13 311 266 45 77 23 29

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
32 Barnes, Ken ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Bethke, Des ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 6 0 1
23 Bray, Jeff ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 0 2 1
42 Davison, Ian ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 2 1
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 1
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 1 0
7 John, Graeme ? ? 0 1 13 10 3 8 1 2
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 1 0 10 5 5 0 0 1
8 Lucev, Ray ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 2
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 1 2 24 21 3 1 4 2
33 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 3 1 0
37 Nilsson, Ray ? ? 2 1 18 12 6 3 2 2
26 Orange, Noel ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 3 0 1
41 Parker, Glen ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
50 Pedrotti, Kevin ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 2
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 26 24 2 8 4 0
35 Reilly, Elkin ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 3 0 1
16 Sarich, Eric ? ? 0 2 9 9 0 2 3 1
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 0 1 27 21 6 8 6 3
19 Somerville, Trevor ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 0 3 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 4 7 258 206 52 54 29 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