1961 VFL Season 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 two of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (12.8.80) were defeated by Geelong (12.12.84).
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
South Melbourne
Captain: Bob SkiltonCoach: Bill Faul
Geelong
Captain: John YeatesCoach: Bob Davis
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 | |||