1961 VFL Round 5: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1961 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1961 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Geelong
T. Callan, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, K. Goodland, G. Hamer, A. Lord, G. Major, G. McGrath, B. Miller, E. Nicholls, B. Norman, J. O'Neill, F. Pomeroy, C. Rice, D. Stephens, P. Vinar, D. Wade, R. West, F. Wooller, D. Zanoni
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, B. Carroll, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, R. Miller, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, B. Roet, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge
Geelong (7.13.55) were defeated by Melbourne (17.18.120).
Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (3), A. Lord (2), B. Norman, C. Rice
Melbourne: F. Adams (3), B. Johnson (3), L. Mithen (3), I. Ridley (3), G. Tunbridge (3), H. Mann (2)
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 9th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
18,873
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 18 | (120) |
| Margin | MELB by 8 | GEEL by 2 | MELB by 38 | MELB by 65 | MELB by 65 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Leighton
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hamer, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Major, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Miller, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Norman, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Pomeroy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Stephens, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Zanoni, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dawson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 18 | |||