1961 VFL Round 10: Geelong v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1961 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 10 of the 1961 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park.
John Yeates captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), J. Brown, T. Callan, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, K. Goodland, J. Helmer, A. Lord, B. Lowe, G. Major, B. Miller, E. Nicholls, B. Norman, J. O'Neill, T. Polinelli, C. Rice, P. Vinar, D. Wade, R. West, F. Wooller
Fitzroy
O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, G. Campbell, B. Clements, R. Crow, W. Eastman, R. Harvey, J. Hayes, B. Henderson, G. MacKenzie, K. Murray, B. Pert, B. Pigot, J. Powell, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, B. Wicks, K. Wiegard, K. Wright
Geelong (9.10.64) defeated Fitzroy (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Rice (3), D. Wade (3), B. Goggin, A. Lord, J. Yeates
Fitzroy: R. Crow (4), O. Abrahams (2), K. Wright (2)
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Fitzroy were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Geelong
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
16,881
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | GEEL by 5 | FITZ by 1 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
John Yeates
(Geelong),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Lowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Major, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Miller, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Norman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Clements, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 42 | Eastman, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hayes, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pigot, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Wicks, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Wiegard, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | |||