1963 VFL Season 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 one of the 1963 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (16.26.122) defeated South Melbourne (9.9.63).
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
Geelong
Captain: Fred WoollerCoach: Bob Davis
South Melbourne
Captain: Bob SkiltonCoach: Noel McMahen
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 | |||