1965 VFL Round 18: Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1965 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 18 of the 1965 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG. Hassa Mann captained the hosts. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, N. Crompton, F. Davis, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Feldmann, R. Foster, B. Gormly, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Massey, P. McLean, R. Miller, D. Robbie, K. Rowe, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, D. Williams, G. Wise

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), J. Bradley, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, D. Darcy, K. Duff, M. Hobbs, G. Ion, K. Jackman, J. Jillard, A. Mannix, D. McKenzie, R. O'Connor, D. Patterson, J. Schultz, P. Shanahan, B. Smith, K. Stevens, A. Vosilaitis, M. Zeuschner

Melbourne (10.12.72) were defeated by Footscray (10.15.75).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Foster (2), B. Kenneally (2), J. Townsend (2), B. Vagg (2), K. Emselle, D. Williams
Footscray: K. Stevens (4), D. McKenzie (2), T. Whitten (2), G. Ion, D. Patterson

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 28 August 1965
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 19,532

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Footscray
Score: 10.12.72 - 10.15.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 3 7 . 3 10 . 9 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Footscray 4 . 2 6 . 3 8 . 9 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Margin FOOT by 17 MELB by 6 MELB by 12 FOOT by 3 FOOT by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Captains: Hassa Mann (Melbourne), Ted Whitten (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Gaudion

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 1 16 15 1 2 2 1
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 1 3 1
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 27 24 3 6 4 1
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 1 3 23 18 5 1 3 1
40 Feldmann, Rick ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 1 2
1 Foster, Rob ? ? 2 0 11 8 3 2 4 1
48 Gormly, Bob ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 1 1
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 1 1
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 2 0 12 10 2 2 0 3
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 6 2 2
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 4 0 2
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Miller, Robert ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 3 1 5
28 Robbie, David ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 0 1 4
30 Rowe, Ken ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 2 1
16 Townsend, John ? ? 2 5 22 20 2 6 2 2
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 2 1 7 6 1 1 2 1
35 Williams, Don ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 2 1 2
23 Wise, Graham ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 2 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 12 228 196 32 50 32 34

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
20 Bradley, John ? ? 0 3 10 9 1 5 1 1
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 4 2 1
27 Chalmers, Graeme ? ? 0 0 22 21 1 1 1 1
15 Darcy, David ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 3 1 0
16 Duff, Ken ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Hobbs, Merv ? ? 0 1 25 22 3 5 3 3
17 Ion, Graham ? ? 1 2 27 22 5 2 3 2
42 Jackman, Kevin ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 2 1
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 2 0
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 6 1 1
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 2 2 12 11 1 4 2 2
23 O'Connor, Rod ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 1 1
47 Patterson, Dallas ? ? 1 2 14 11 3 8 2 1
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 3 4
41 Shanahan, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 4 2
31 Smith, Barry ? ? 0 1 6 6 0 3 0 0
4 Stevens, Kevin ? ? 4 1 17 15 2 11 1 0
34 Vosilaitis, Algy ? ? 0 1 11 10 1 1 2 3
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 2 2 13 10 3 5 2 8
1 Zeuschner, Murray ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 7 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 10 15 266 236 30 74 34 32

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