1961 VFL 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 8 of the 1961 VFL season.
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
A. Aylett (capt.), A. Beer, A. Carr, B. Cheatley, D. Cowen, K. Dean, J. Dugdale, L. Dwyer, G. Eastmure, M. Gaudion, I. Hughes, J. Jenkins, J. O'Brien, D. Railton, K. Robertson, G. Ryan, K. Snell, N. Teasdale, B. Turner, R. Ward
Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), T. Callan, J. Devine, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, K. Goodland, J. Helmer, D. Long, A. Lord, B. Lowe, G. McGrath, B. Miller, E. Nicholls, B. Norman, J. O'Neill, T. Polinelli, C. Rice, P. Vinar, D. Wade, R. West
North Melbourne (11.13.79) drew with Geelong (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Jenkins (2), N. Teasdale (2), A. Aylett, A. Carr, B. Cheatley, J. Dugdale, M. Gaudion, I. Hughes, K. Snell
Geelong: D. Wade (4), T. Polinelli (2), J. Yeates (2), B. Goggin, B. Norman, C. Rice
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Wally Carter
(North Melbourne),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Allen Aylett
(North Melbourne),
John Yeates
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
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 | |||