1960 VFL Round 4: Geelong v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1960 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 4 of the 1960 VFL season. Geelong hosted St Kilda at Kardinia Park. Ron Hovey captained the hosts. Neil Roberts captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.

Geelong
R. Hovey (capt.), L. Borrack, C. Brown, J. Devine, P. Falconer, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, D. Long, A. Lord, S. Lord, G. Major, G. McGrath, B. Miller, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, B. Peake, P. Vinar, F. Wooller, J. Yeates, D. Zanoni

St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, P. Burns, B. Coady, L. Fox, L. Garlick, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, B. Hay, G. Holmes, V. Howell, B. McCarthy, J. McMillan, A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, K. Roberts, B. Stephenson, B. Walsh, B. Young

Geelong (4.14.38) were defeated by St Kilda (9.5.59).

Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Falconer, B. Goggin, S. Lord, F. Wooller
St Kilda: B. Young (3), B. Coady (2), P. Burns, G. Holmes, A. Morrow, J. O'Brien

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Geelong v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 14 May 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 12,795

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by St Kilda
Score: 4.14.38 - 9.5.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 0 . 3 2 . 6 2 . 10 4 . 14 4 . 14 (38)
St Kilda 4 . 2 5 . 3 9 . 4 9 . 5 9 . 5 (59)
Margin STKL by 23 STKL by 15 STKL by 36 STKL by 21 STKL by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Davis (Geelong), Jim Francis (St Kilda)
Captains: Ron Hovey (Geelong), Neil Roberts (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Brewer

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Borrack, Les ? ? 0 ?
32 Brown, Clive ? ? 0 ?
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Falconer, Peter ? ? 1 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 1 ?
1 Goggin, Matt ? ? 0 ?
12 Hovey, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 0 ?
6 Lord, Stewart ? ? 1 ?
19 Major, Greg ? ? 0 ?
33 McGrath, George ? ? 0 ?
37 Miller, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
30 Peake, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 1 ?
40 Yeates, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Zanoni, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 14

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Annand, Bud ? ? 0 ?
36 Burns, Peter ? ? 1 ?
29 Coady, Bill ? ? 2 ?
33 Fox, Lindsay ? ? 0 ?
43 Garlick, Leo ? ? 0 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
27 Guyatt, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Hay, Bob ? ? 0 ?
22 Holmes, Gary ? ? 1 ?
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 ?
21 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
2 McMillan, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrow, Alan ? ? 1 ?
28 O'Brien, Jim ? ? 1 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 0 ?
37 Roberts, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Neil (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Stephenson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
15 Young, Bill ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 5

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