1960 VFL Round 12: Geelong v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1960 between Geelong and Footscray during round 12 of the 1960 VFL season. Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park. The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

Geelong
T. Callan, A. Cook, J. Devine, M. Goggin, J. Helmer, D. Hinchliffe, D. Long, A. Lord, S. Lord, G. Major, D. Mather, G. McGrath, B. Miller, J. O'Neill, F. Pomeroy, J. Thomas, P. Vinar, P. Walker, B. Webb, F. Wooller

Footscray
R. Baxter, K. Beamish, J. Bradbury, I. Bryant, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, M. Graham, J. Hoiles, I. Howard, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, C. McDonald, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, B. Turner, R. Walker, B. Ware, R. Whitzell

Geelong (11.13.79) defeated Footscray (8.4.52).

Goalkickers
Geelong: A. Cook (3), F. Pomeroy (3), F. Wooller (3), A. Lord, B. Webb
Footscray: R. Baxter (3), C. McDonald (2), J. Bradbury, M. Graham, G. Ion

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

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Geelong v Footscray
Date: Saturday 16 July 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 14,388

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Footscray
Score: 11.13.79 - 8.4.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 7 4 . 9 7 . 13 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Footscray 0 . 0 4 . 2 5 . 2 8 . 4 8 . 4 (52)
Margin GEEL by 19 GEEL by 7 GEEL by 23 GEEL by 27 GEEL by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Schwab

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Callan, Terry ? ? 0 ?
50 Cook, Allan ? ? 3 ?
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Goggin, Matt ? ? 0 ?
10 Helmer, John ? ? 0 ?
13 Hinchliffe, David ? ? 0 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 1 ?
6 Lord, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
19 Major, Greg ? ? 0 ?
38 Mather, Dale ? ? 0 ?
33 McGrath, George ? ? 0 ?
37 Miller, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
26 Pomeroy, Frank ? ? 3 ?
31 Thomas, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 ?
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 ?
23 Webb, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 13

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Baxter, Ray ? ? 3 ?
6 Beamish, Keith ? ? 0 ?
37 Bradbury, John ? ? 1 ?
37 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 ?
11 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Gallagher, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Graham, Max ? ? 1 ?
23 Hoiles, John ? ? 0 ?
27 Howard, Ian ? ? 0 ?
17 Ion, Graham ? ? 1 ?
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Lee, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
8 McDonald, Cameron ? ? 2 ?
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 ?
53 Smith, Barry ? ? 0 ?
8 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
21 Turner, Bob ? ? 0 ?
26 Walker, Ray ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Bob ? ? 0 ?
41 Whitzell, Ray ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 4

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