1961 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1961 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 16 of the 1961 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. John Yeates captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.

Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), B. Carroll, R. Dawson, B. Dixon, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, J. Lord, H. Mann, R. Miller, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, I. Ridley, B. Roet, A. Rowarth, G. Tunbridge, B. Turner

Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), T. Callan, J. Devine, J. Fox, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, K. Goodland, D. Long, A. Lord, B. Lowe, G. McGrath, B. Miller, E. Nicholls, J. O'Neill, C. Rice, P. Vinar, D. Wade, R. West, F. Wooller, D. Zanoni

Melbourne (12.17.89) defeated Geelong (12.15.87).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: G. Tunbridge (3), R. Barassi (2), C. Laidlaw (2), I. Ridley (2), B. Johnson, H. Mann, R. Nilsson
Geelong: D. Wade (7), B. Goggin (2), A. Lord, C. Rice, J. Yeates

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 12 August 1961
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 48,245

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 12.17.89 - 12.15.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 4 5 . 8 9 . 14 12 . 17 12 . 17 (89)
Geelong 2 . 4 7 . 7 9 . 12 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Margin level GEEL by 11 MELB by 2 MELB by 2 MELB by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Bob Davis (Geelong)
Captains: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), John Yeates (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Hodgson

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 2 ?
19 Carroll, Bob ? ? 0 ?
17 Dawson, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 1 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 2 ?
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 1 ?
33 Miller, Robert ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
38 Nilsson, Ray ? ? 1 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 2 ?
18 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 ?
2 Rowarth, Alan ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 3 ?
10 Turner, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 17

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Callan, Terry ? ? 0 ?
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Fox, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 2 ?
1 Goggin, Matt ? ? 0 ?
22 Goodland, Ken ? ? 0 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 1 ?
25 Lowe, Brian ? ? 0 ?
33 McGrath, George ? ? 0 ?
37 Miller, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, Eric ? ? 0 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Rice, Colin ? ? 1 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 ?
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 7 ?
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 0 ?
40 Yeates, John (c) ? ? 1 ?
11 Zanoni, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 15

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s