1961 VFL Season Round 8: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1961 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round eight of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval.
Allen Aylett captained the hosts.
John Yeates captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
North Melbourne (11.13.79) drew with Geelong (11.13.79).
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 10 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
drew with
Geelong
Score:
11.13.79 - 11.13.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 9 | NMLB by 26 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
North Melbourne
Captain: Allen AylettCoach: Wally Carter
Geelong
Captain: John YeatesCoach: Bob Davis
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 45 | Beer, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Carr, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Cheatley, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Cowen, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dean, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dugdale, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Dwyer, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Eastmure, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gaudion, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hughes, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkins, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | O'Brien, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Railton, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Robertson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ryan, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Snell, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Teasdale, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Turner, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Ward, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||