1961 VFL Round 7: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1961 between Geelong and Footscray during round 7 of the 1961 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
John Yeates captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), T. Callan, J. Devine, M. Goggin, K. Goodland, J. Helmer, D. Long, A. Lord, B. Lowe, G. Major, B. Miller, E. Nicholls, B. Norman, J. O'Neill, T. Polinelli, C. Rice, T. Tate, P. Vinar, D. Wade, R. West
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, K. Beamish, J. Bradbury, K. Duff, T. Elliott, C. Evans, A. Gardiner, J. Gutterson, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, G. Ion, J. Jillard, O. Madigan, B. McKellar, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, C. Stewart, G. Taylor
Geelong (13.13.91) defeated Footscray (4.14.38).
Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (4), C. Rice (3), T. Polinelli (2), J. Helmer, B. Norman, P. Vinar, J. Yeates
Footscray: T. Whitten (3), B. Ion
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 3 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
18,683
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Footscray | 0 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 14 | 4 | . | 14 | (38) |
| Margin | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 47 | GEEL by 53 | GEEL by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
John Yeates
(Geelong),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Major, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Miller, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Norman, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 39 | Tate, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bradbury, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Elliott, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Gutterson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Madigan, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKellar, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Taylor, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 14 | |||