1960 VFL Round 10: Geelong v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1960 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1960 VFL season. Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Colin Rice captained the hosts. John Beckwith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Geelong
C. Rice (capt.), L. Borrack, A. Cook, B. Cook, J. Devine, P. Falconer, B. Goggin, S. Harrison, D. Long, S. Lord, G. Major, G. McGrath, B. Miller, E. Nicholls, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, B. Peake, P. Vinar, F. Wooller, D. Zanoni

Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, T. Johnson, D. Jones, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, B. Massey, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, G. Pinfold, I. Ridley, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, B. Turner

Geelong (6.5.41) were defeated by Melbourne (12.11.83).

Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Devine (2), B. Cook, S. Lord, J. O'Neill, B. Peake
Melbourne: I. Ridley (4), R. Nilsson (3), C. Laidlaw (2), L. Mithen (2), B. Turner

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Geelong v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 25 June 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 17,934

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Melbourne
Score: 6.5.41 - 12.11.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 0 2 . 3 4 . 5 6 . 5 6 . 5 (41)
Melbourne 6 . 2 8 . 5 11 . 8 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Margin MELB by 32 MELB by 38 MELB by 45 MELB by 42 MELB by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Davis (Geelong), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Colin Rice (Geelong), John Beckwith (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Mance

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Borrack, Les ? ? 0 ?
50 Cook, Allan ? ? 0 ?
16 Cook, Bill ? ? 1 ?
9 Devine, John ? ? 2 ?
29 Falconer, Peter ? ? 0 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
25 Harrison, Stan ? ? 0 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 0 ?
6 Lord, Stewart ? ? 1 ?
19 Major, Greg ? ? 0 ?
33 McGrath, George ? ? 0 ?
37 Miller, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, Eric ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Connell, John ? ? 0 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 1 ?
30 Peake, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
15 Rice, Colin (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 0 ?
11 Zanoni, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 5

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Beckwith, John (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Gleeson, Terry ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
27 Jones, Dennis ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 2 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 0 ?
34 Mann, Len ? ? 0 ?
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 2 ?
38 Nilsson, Ray ? ? 3 ?
20 Pinfold, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 4 ?
2 Rowarth, Alan ? ? 0 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
10 Turner, Bob ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 11

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