1966 VFL Round 16: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1966 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 16 of the 1966 VFL season. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill. Ken Fraser captained the hosts with Johnny Birt as vice-captain. John Hayes captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

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

Fitzroy
J. Hayes (capt.), D. Aspinall, J. Bahen, J. Booth, N. Brown, R. Calverley, R. Cobain, R. Cromarty, V. Drake, W. Eastman, K. Ellis, D. Hellings, C. Hobbs, P. Hodgson, G. Lazarus, J. Newnham, K. Oakley, P. O'Brien, D. Peoples, P. Wood

Essendon (14.9.93) defeated Fitzroy (6.9.45).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Fordham (4), J. Birt (3), H. Mitchell (3), J. Clarke (2), A. Noonan, J. Williams
Fitzroy: G. Lazarus (3), R. Cromarty (2), J. Newnham

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 13 August 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 14,623

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Fitzroy
Score: 14.9.93 - 6.9.45

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5 . 1 9 . 3 13 . 6 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
Fitzroy 0 . 2 2 . 4 3 . 6 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Margin ESSE by 29 ESSE by 41 ESSE by 60 ESSE by 48 ESSE by 48
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Coleman (Essendon), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Ken Fraser (Essendon), John Hayes (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Johnny Birt (Essendon), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Blew

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Birt, Johnny (vc) ? ? 3 0 21 20 1 1 0 0 1
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 0 1 0
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 2 1 34 29 5 7 0 2 0
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 1 16 14 2 4 0 1 1
29 Egan, Kevin ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 2 0 1 6
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 4 0 2 3
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 4 2 10 8 2 4 0 1 1
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 0 0 29 21 8 8 0 4 3
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 1 0
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 1 0 1 1
15 Gross, Don ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 5 15 1 4
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 3 2 23 19 4 6 0 1 2
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 1 1 22 18 4 11 0 2 1
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 6 0 0
3 Payne, Ian ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 1 0 1 4
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 1 1
5 Shaw, David ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 6 2 2 2
9 Waite, Bruce ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 2 2 0 1
22 Williams, John ? ? 1 2 7 7 0 1 4 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 9 286 237 49 69 29 23 33

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
50 Aspinall, Dennis ? ? 0 1 16 14 2 2 0 3 1
13 Bahen, John ? ? 0 2 14 13 1 3 0 3 3
29 Booth, John ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 3 0 4 1
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 32 17 15 6 28 4 1
12 Calverley, Ray ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Cobain, Rod ? ? 0 2 9 8 1 1 3 2 1
14 Cromarty, Russell ? ? 2 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 0
41 Drake, Vern ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 0 1
6 Eastman, Wayne ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 5 0 1 1
18 Ellis, Kingsley ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 2 1 0 1
15 Hayes, John (c) ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 4 0 5 1
2 Hellings, Doug ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 6 0 0 1
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 2 0
48 Hodgson, Paul ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 0 4 1 1
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 3 1 16 13 3 4 2 1 1
20 Newnham, John ? ? 1 1 23 21 2 3 0 3 5
51 Oakley, Kevin ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 3 0 1
17 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 0 1
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 6 2 3 2
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 0 1 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 6 9 275 221 54 59 43 33 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