1961 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1961 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 2 of the 1961 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval.
Bob Skilton captained the hosts.
John Yeates captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Faul and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), B. Bennett, K. Boyd, T. Brain, D. Burke, C. Deacon, H. Gunstone, J. Heriot, F. Johnson, J. Kiteley, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, P. Rice, R. Stockman, J. Taylor, J. Trethowan, J. Woolley, M. Younger
Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), J. Brown, T. Callan, J. Devine, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, G. Hamer, J. Helmer, D. Long, A. Lord, S. Lord, G. McGrath, E. Nicholls, B. Peake, C. Rice, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, R. West, F. Wooller
South Melbourne (12.8.80) were defeated by Geelong (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. McGowan (6), M. Oaten (2), B. Skilton (2), T. Brain, D. Burke
Geelong: D. Wade (6), B. Goggin (2), P. Vinar (2), G. Hamer, J. Yeates
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 22 April 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
24,258
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
12.8.80 - 12.12.84
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Faul
(South Melbourne),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne),
John Yeates
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bennett, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Boyd, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Burke, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Deacon, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Gunstone, Henry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Kiteley, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 42 | Rice, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Trethowan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Woolley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Younger, Marshall | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 8 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hamer, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Peake, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||