1961 VFL 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 13 of the 1961 VFL season.
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
J. Yeates (capt.), J. Devine, J. Fox, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, K. Goodland, J. Helmer, A. Lord, B. Lowe, D. Mather, G. McGrath, B. Miller, E. Nicholls, J. O'Neill, B. Peake, T. Polinelli, C. Rice, P. Vinar, R. West, F. Wooller
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Boyd, P. Briglia, D. Burke, B. Chisholm, G. Crough, C. Deacon, A. Hotchkin, F. Johnson, B. Kingston, J. Kiteley, N. Lewthwaite, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, M. Oaten, B. Power, P. Rice, R. Rolfe, B. Tomlinson, J. Woolley
Geelong (11.16.82) defeated South Melbourne (9.13.67).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Goggin (3), F. Wooller (3), J. Fox, J. Helmer, B. Peake, T. Polinelli, J. Yeates
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (5), B. McGowan (2), K. Boyd, D. Burke
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Bill Faul
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
John Yeates
(Geelong),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
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 | |||