1961 VFL Season Round 13: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1961 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round thirteen of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
John Yeates captained the hosts.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Bill Faul.
Geelong (11.16.82) defeated South Melbourne (9.13.67).
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 July 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
18,480
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
11.16.82 - 9.13.67
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Margin | SMLB by 5 | level | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: John YeatesCoach: Bob Davis
South Melbourne
Captain: Bob SkiltonCoach: Bill Faul
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mather, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Miller, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Peake, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Boyd, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Briglia, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Burke, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Chisholm, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Deacon, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 49 | Hotchkin, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Kiteley, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lewthwaite, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Power, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Rice, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rolfe, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 28 | Tomlinson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Woolley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | |||