1962 VFL Round 8: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1962 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 8 of the 1962 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 Noel McMahen.

Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), J. Brown, T. Callan, J. Devine, J. Fox, B. Goggin, K. Goodland, G. Hamer, B. Hosking, A. Lord, S. Lord, B. Lowe, J. O'Neill, C. Rice, G. Rosenow, N. Sutherland, P. Vinar, D. Wade, R. West, F. Wooller

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), H. Alexander, B. Bennett, D. Burke, B. Chisholm, K. Colvin, P. Dolling, C. Goonan, J. Heriot, G. Heyme, A. Hotchkin, T. Hynes, B. Kingston, S. Magee, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, B. Munn, J. Pumphrey, E. Reilly, J. Trethowan

Geelong (9.10.64) defeated South Melbourne (6.8.44).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Hamer (2), N. Sutherland (2), J. Yeates (2), J. Fox, P. Vinar, D. Wade
South Melbourne: B. Chisholm (2), B. Kingston (2), B. McGowan, J. Pumphrey

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1962 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 9 June 1962
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 17,872

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. South Melbourne
Score: 9.10.64 - 6.8.44

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 1 3 . 4 5 . 6 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
South Melbourne 3 . 3 5 . 4 5 . 7 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Margin SMLB by 8 SMLB by 12 SMLB by 1 GEEL by 20 GEEL by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Davis (Geelong), Noel McMahen (South Melbourne)
Captains: John Yeates (Geelong), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Brewer

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
21 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Callan, Terry ? ? 0 ?
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Fox, John ? ? 1 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Goodland, Ken ? ? 0 ?
18 Hamer, Garry ? ? 2 ?
16 Hosking, Bill ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 0 ?
6 Lord, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
25 Lowe, Brian ? ? 0 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Rice, Colin ? ? 0 ?
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
32 Sutherland, Neil ? ? 2 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 1 ?
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 1 ?
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 0 ?
40 Yeates, John (c) ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 10

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
36 Alexander, Harry ? ? 0 ?
15 Bennett, Brian ? ? 0 ?
34 Burke, Dick ? ? 0 ?
33 Chisholm, Bob ? ? 2 ?
2 Colvin, Ken ? ? 0 ?
39 Dolling, Peter ? ? 0 ?
37 Goonan, Clem ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Heyme, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
20 Hotchkin, Allan ? ? 0 ?
16 Hynes, Tom ? ? 0 ?
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 2 ?
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 1 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
44 Munn, Bob ? ? 0 ?
45 Pumphrey, Jim ? ? 1 ?
35 Reilly, Elkin ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 8

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