1960 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1960 between Footscray and Geelong during round 1 of the 1960 VFL season. 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
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, J. Clegg, T. Devery, T. Elliott, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, P. Gehrig, J. Hoiles, R. Howard, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, C. McDonald, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Spargo, R. Walker, B. Ware

Geelong
L. Borrack, C. Brown, J. Brown, J. Devine, P. Falconer, B. Ferrari, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, J. Helmer, R. Hovey, D. Long, A. Lord, S. Lord, G. Major, J. O'Connell, C. Rice, P. Vinar, F. Wooller, J. Yeates, D. Zanoni

Footscray (15.7.97) defeated Geelong (10.6.66).

Goalkickers
Footscray: R. Baxter (6), J. Clegg (4), C. McDonald (2), T. Whitten (2), G. Ion
Geelong: F. Wooller (5), J. Yeates (2), J. Helmer, A. Lord, S. Lord

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 4th on the ladder and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

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

Coaches: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Bob Davis (Geelong)
Captains: Ted Whitten (Footscray), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: 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

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