1960 VFL Round 13: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1960 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 13 of the 1960 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Ron Clegg captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Bill Faul and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), B. Bennett, K. Boyd, D. Burke, C. Deacon, H. Gunstone, J. Heriot, F. Johnson, J. Kelton, J. Kiteley, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, N. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, B. Munn, M. Oaten, P. Rice, B. Skilton, J. Woolley, M. Younger

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

South Melbourne (10.20.80) defeated Geelong (11.13.79).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. McGowan (3), B. Bennett, K. Boyd, D. Burke, H. Gunstone, F. Johnson, M. Oaten, P. Rice
Geelong: F. Wooller (3), A. Lord (2), F. Pomeroy (2), S. Lord, J. O'Connell, J. Thomas, P. Vinar

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 23 July 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 8,350

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 10.20.80 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 2 7 . 6 8 . 12 10 . 20 10 . 20 (80)
Geelong 1 . 3 4 . 8 9 . 10 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin SMLB by 17 SMLB by 16 GEEL by 4 SMLB by 1 SMLB by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Faul (South Melbourne), Bob Davis (Geelong)
Captains: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Bennett, Brian ? ? 1 ?
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 1 ?
34 Burke, Dick ? ? 1 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 0 ?
35 Deacon, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
5 Gunstone, Henry ? ? 1 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Frank ? ? 1 ?
23 Kelton, John ? ? 0 ?
4 Kiteley, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 3 ?
43 McKenzie, Norm ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
44 Munn, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 1 ?
42 Rice, Peter ? ? 1 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 0 ?
31 Woolley, John ? ? 0 ?
12 Younger, Marshall ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 20

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
32 Brown, Clive ? ? 0 ?
7 Callan, Terry ? ? 0 ?
50 Cook, Allan ? ? 0 ?
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 ?
1 Goggin, Matt ? ? 0 ?
13 Hinchliffe, David ? ? 0 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 2 ?
6 Lord, Stewart ? ? 1 ?
19 Major, Greg ? ? 0 ?
38 Mather, Dale ? ? 0 ?
33 McGrath, George ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Connell, John ? ? 1 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
26 Pomeroy, Frank ? ? 2 ?
31 Thomas, John ? ? 1 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 1 ?
23 Webb, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 3 ?
40 Yeates, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 13

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