1960 VFL Season Round 1: Footscray v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1960 between Footscray and Geelong during round one of the 1960 season of the Victorian Football League. Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.

Footscray (15.7.97) defeated Geelong (10.6.66).

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Footscray v Geelong
Date: Monday 18 April 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 24,982

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Geelong
Score: 15.7.97 - 10.6.66

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Footscray	4	.	2	7	.	2	9	.	2	15	.	7	15	.	7	(97)
Geelong	5	.	3	7	.	5	8	.	5	10	.	6	10	.	6	(66)
Margin	GEEL by 7			GEEL by 3			FOOT by 3			FOOT by 31			FOOT by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Ted Whitten
Coach: Ted Whitten

Geelong

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bob Davis

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

E. Brewer

Player Statistics

Footscray

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
18	Baxter, Ray	?	?	6	?
28	Clegg, John	?	?	4	?
2	Devery, Terry	?	?	0	?
1	Elliott, Trevor	?	?	0	?
24	Gallagher, Jim	?	?	0	?
12	Gardiner, Alex	?	?	0	?
32	Gehrig, Phil	?	?	0	?
23	Hoiles, John	?	?	0	?
31	Howard, Ron	?	?	0	?
17	Ion, Graham	?	?	1	?
25	Jillard, John	?	?	0	?
29	Lee, Bernie	?	?	0	?
8	McDonald, Cameron	?	?	2	?
15	Quarrell, John	?	?	0	?
14	Schultz, John	?	?	0	?
5	Slattery, Jack	?	?	0	?
8	Spargo, Bob	?	?	0	?
26	Walker, Ray	?	?	0	?
4	Ware, Bob	?	?	0	?
3	Whitten, Ted (c)	?	?	2	?
Rushed					?
Total (20 players)				15	7

Geelong

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH
14	Borrack, Les	?	?	0	?
32	Brown, Clive	?	?	0	?
21	Brown, John	?	?	0	?
9	Devine, John	?	?	0	?
29	Falconer, Peter	?	?	0	?
18	Ferrari, Bruce	?	?	0	?
35	Goggin, Bill	?	?	0	?
1	Goggin, Matt	?	?	0	?
10	Helmer, John	?	?	1	?
12	Hovey, Ron	?	?	0	?
5	Long, Doug	?	?	0	?
4	Lord, Alistair	?	?	1	?
6	Lord, Stewart	?	?	1	?
19	Major, Greg	?	?	0	?
20	O'Connell, John	?	?	0	?
15	Rice, Colin	?	?	0	?
8	Vinar, Paul	?	?	0	?
3	Wooller, Fred	?	?	5	?
40	Yeates, John	?	?	2	?
11	Zanoni, Denis	?	?	0	?
Rushed					?
Total (20 players)				10	6

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

Score Timeline

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Links

1960 VFL Season

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