1966 VFL Round 11: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1966 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 11 of the 1966 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Ken Fraser captained the visitors with Johnny Birt as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), J. Bray, R. Cook, I. Davison, A. Dunn, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. John, R. Lucev, S. Magee, H. Matthews, N. Orange, M. Papley, C. Pasquill, K. Pedrotti, D. Priest, A. Robertson, E. Sarich, R. Tenabel, F. Way

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), J. Birt (vice-capt.), B. Capuano, J. Clarke, B. Davis, K. Egan, A. Epis, T. Fordham, J. Forsyth, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, B. Waite, J. Williams

South Melbourne (12.10.82) were defeated by Essendon (13.12.90).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: G. John (3), A. Robertson (3), B. Skilton (2), I. Davison, R. Lucev, S. Magee, M. Papley
Essendon: J. Clarke (5), T. Fordham (2), D. Shaw (2), J. Williams (2), A. Noonan, J. Somerville

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 9 July 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 21,613

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 12.10.82 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 4 6 . 5 9 . 8 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Essendon 4 . 2 10 . 4 12 . 6 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin SMLB by 2 ESSE by 23 ESSE by 16 ESSE by 8 ESSE by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
23 Bray, Jeff ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 2 2
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 1 5 3 2 0 7 2 4
29 Davison, Ian ? ? 1 1 12 11 1 2 0 2 3
10 Dunn, Albie ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 1 2 1 4
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 1 18 15 3 1 3 3 7
7 John, Graeme ? ? 3 2 23 19 4 5 5 4 5
8 Lucev, Ray ? ? 1 1 14 12 2 4 4 3 3
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 1 0 23 20 3 3 0 4 3
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 2 0 2 1
26 Orange, Noel ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 0 0 2 5
11 Papley, Max ? ? 1 0 15 12 3 5 0 1 3
36 Pasquill, Clive ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 2 0 5 1
47 Pedrotti, Kevin ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 2 5
9 Priest, Doug ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 1 3 4
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 3 0 7 7 0 1 0 4 3
28 Sarich, Eric ? ? 0 1 26 18 8 5 0 4 1
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 2 1 35 32 3 8 0 9 2
37 Tenabel, Ron ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Way, Fred ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 3 21 2 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 10 274 237 37 45 43 55 60

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Birt, Johnny (vc) ? ? 0 0 21 21 0 2 0 5 2
12 Capuano, Barry ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 1 0 5 3
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 5 1 23 20 3 3 0 6 2
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 4 0 4 3
29 Egan, Kevin ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 1 0 8 3
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 0 2 5
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 2 5 8 8 0 4 0 2 2
27 Forsyth, Jim ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 0 10 2 0
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 3 1 5 3
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 3 3
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 2 0 4 0
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 4 13 8 5
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 0
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 1 1 13 12 1 7 0 2 4
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 3 3 0 5
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 0 2 3
5 Shaw, David ? ? 2 2 16 14 2 2 0 1 1
19 Somerville, John ? ? 1 0 8 7 1 1 0 2 4
9 Waite, Bruce ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
22 Williams, John ? ? 2 2 16 15 1 4 5 3 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 12 261 234 27 45 32 64 51

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