1961 VFL Round 3: St Kilda v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1961 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 3 of the 1961 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Geelong at Junction Oval. Neil Roberts captained the hosts. John Yeates captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.

St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), R. Apted, B. Coady, L. Garlick, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, F. Hodgkin, V. Howell, G. Lee, B. McCarthy, R. McHugh, J. McMillan, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, K. Roberts, I. Rowland, R. Smith, B. Stephenson, I. Synman, B. Walsh

Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), J. Brown, T. Callan, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, G. Hamer, J. Helmer, D. Long, A. Lord, S. Lord, G. McGrath, E. Nicholls, J. O'Neill, B. Peake, C. Rice, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, R. West, F. Wooller

St Kilda (12.11.83) defeated Geelong (6.14.50).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: R. Smith (3), J. O'Brien (2), B. Stephenson (2), B. Coady, F. Hodgkin, J. McMillan, L. Oswald, K. Roberts
Geelong: A. Lord (2), B. Goggin, R. West, F. Wooller, J. Yeates

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 7th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: St Kilda v Geelong
Date: Saturday 29 April 1961
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 29,300

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Geelong
Score: 12.11.83 - 6.14.50

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 6 5 . 7 11 . 10 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Geelong 1 . 1 3 . 5 4 . 10 6 . 14 6 . 14 (50)
Margin STKL by 11 STKL by 14 STKL by 42 STKL by 33 STKL by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Jeans (St Kilda), Bob Davis (Geelong)
Captains: Neil Roberts (St Kilda), John Yeates (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Apted, Roy ? ? 0 ?
29 Coady, Bill ? ? 1 ?
43 Garlick, Leo ? ? 0 ?
19 Guy, Eric ? ? 0 ?
27 Guyatt, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Hodgkin, Frank ? ? 1 ?
16 Howell, Verdun ? ? 0 ?
35 Lee, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
21 McCarthy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
41 McHugh, Ray ? ? 0 ?
2 McMillan, John ? ? 1 ?
28 O'Brien, Jim ? ? 2 ?
24 Oswald, Lance ? ? 1 ?
23 Roberts, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
10 Roberts, Neil (c) ? ? 0 ?
26 Rowland, Ian ? ? 0 ?
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 3 ?
11 Stephenson, Bill ? ? 2 ?
39 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 ?
7 Walsh, Brian ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 11

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
21 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Callan, Terry ? ? 0 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 1 ?
1 Goggin, Matt ? ? 0 ?
18 Hamer, Garry ? ? 0 ?
10 Helmer, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 2 ?
6 Lord, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
33 McGrath, George ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, Eric ? ? 0 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
30 Peake, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
15 Rice, Colin ? ? 0 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 ?
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 0 ?
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 ?
31 West, Roy ? ? 1 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 1 ?
40 Yeates, John (c) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 14

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