1963 VFL Round 12: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1963 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 12 of the 1963 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Fred Wooller captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Noel McMahen and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Colvin, C. Goonan, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. Heyme, D. Howland, G. Johnston, B. Kingston, S. Magee, T. McGee, B. McGowan, K. Phillips, B. Porter, J. Rantall, B. Ross, A. Self, T. Somerville, P. Trethowan, E. White

Geelong
F. Wooller (capt.), T. Callan, J. Devine, C. Eales, G. Farmer, J. Fox, B. Goggin, K. Goodland, G. Hamer, A. Lord, S. Lord, C. Rice, H. Routley, B. Ryan, J. Sharrock, P. Vinar, P. Walker, J. Watts, R. West, J. Yeates

South Melbourne (8.12.60) were defeated by Geelong (14.11.95).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: S. Magee (3), B. Skilton (2), P. Harrison, B. Kingston, A. Self
Geelong: B. Ryan (4), C. Rice (3), F. Wooller (3), B. Goggin (2), G. Farmer, J. Yeates

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 27 July 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 15,500

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 8.12.60 - 14.11.95

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 0 . 2 2 . 6 4 . 9 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Geelong 5 . 1 6 . 4 9 . 9 14 . 11 14 . 11 (95)
Margin GEEL by 29 GEEL by 22 GEEL by 30 GEEL by 35 GEEL by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Noel McMahen (South Melbourne), Bob Davis (Geelong)
Captains: Bob Skilton (South Melbourne), Fred Wooller (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Andrew

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Colvin, Ken ? ? 0 ?
37 Goonan, Clem ? ? 0 ?
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 1 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Heyme, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
12 Howland, Darryl ? ? 0 ?
42 Johnston, Gary ? ? 0 ?
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 1 ?
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 3 ?
49 McGee, Terry ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 0 ?
38 Phillips, Ken ? ? 0 ?
22 Porter, Bob ? ? 0 ?
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 ?
10 Ross, Bill ? ? 0 ?
1 Self, Alan ? ? 1 ?
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 2 ?
19 Somerville, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
26 Trethowan, Pat ? ? 0 ?
50 White, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 12

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Callan, Terry ? ? 0 ?
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 ?
16 Eales, Colin ? ? 0 ?
5 Farmer, Graham ? ? 1 ?
24 Fox, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 2 ?
22 Goodland, Ken ? ? 0 ?
18 Hamer, Garry ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 0 ?
6 Lord, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
15 Rice, Colin ? ? 3 ?
29 Routley, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 4 ?
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 ?
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 ?
28 Watts, John ? ? 0 ?
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred (c) ? ? 3 ?
40 Yeates, John ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 11

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