1963 VFL Round 1: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1963 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1963 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Fred Wooller captained the hosts.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Noel McMahen.
Geelong
F. Wooller (capt.), J. Brown, T. Callan, G. Farmer, J. Fox, B. Goggin, K. Goodland, A. Lord, S. Lord, B. Lowe, T. Polinelli, C. Rice, G. Rosenow, H. Routley, J. Sharrock, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, J. Watts, R. West
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), D. Bethke, D. Burke, K. Colvin, C. Deacon, P. Dolling, C. Goonan, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, A. Hotchkin, T. Hynes, F. Johnson, B. Kingston, S. Magee, T. McGee, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, J. Plumridge, J. Rantall, E. Reilly
Geelong (16.26.122) defeated South Melbourne (9.9.63).
Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (5), A. Lord (4), G. Farmer (2), T. Polinelli, C. Rice, J. Sharrock, P. Vinar, F. Wooller
South Melbourne: D. Burke (2), B. McGowan (2), B. Skilton (2), D. Bethke, J. Heriot, F. Johnson
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 April 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
33,953
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
16.26.122 - 9.9.63
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 23 | 16 | . | 26 | 16 | . | 26 | (122) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | GEEL by 38 | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 59 | GEEL by 59 | GEEL by 59 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Noel McMahen
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Fred Wooller
(Geelong),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Farmer, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Rosenow, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Routley, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sharrock, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 26 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bethke, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Burke, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Colvin, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Deacon, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Dolling, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Goonan, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hotchkin, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hynes, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 49 | McGee, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Plumridge, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Reilly, Elkin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 9 | |||