1964 VFL Preliminary Final: Collingwood v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1964 between Collingwood and Geelong in the preliminary final of the 1964 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Geelong at MCG.
Ray Gabelich captained the hosts with John Henderson as vice-captain.
Fred Wooller captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
Collingwood
R. Gabelich (capt.), J. Henderson (vice-capt.), M. Bone, B. Chapman, D. Dalton, I. Graham, L. Hill, J. Mahon, K. McLean, D. Norman, T. Potter, K. Rose, T. Steer, D. Tuddenham, K. Turner, M. Urquhart, P. Wadham, T. Waters, R. Watt, D. Wright
Geelong
F. Wooller (capt.), J. Brown, J. Devine, G. Farmer, J. Fox, B. Goggin, A. Lord, S. Lord, D. Marshall, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, H. Routley, I. Scott, J. Sharrock, D. Stephens, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, J. Watts, J. Yeates
Collingwood (7.6.48) defeated Geelong (5.14.44).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: I. Graham (3), D. Dalton, K. McLean, D. Norman, T. Waters
Geelong: F. Wooller (2), J. Sharrock, D. Wade, J. Yeates
As a result of this match, Collingwood faced Melbourne in the grand final and Geelong were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1964 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 12 September 1964
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
87,091
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Geelong
Score:
7.6.48 - 5.14.44
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 14 | (44) |
| Margin | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 6 | COLL by 8 | COLL by 4 | COLL by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Rose
(Collingwood),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ray Gabelich
(Collingwood),
Fred Wooller
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
John Henderson
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bone, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Chapman, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Dalton, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Gabelich, Ray (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Graham, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Henderson, John (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Hill, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Mahon, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLean, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Norman, David | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Potter, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Steer, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tuddenham, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Turner, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Urquhart, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Wadham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Waters, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Watt, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wright, Duncan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 6 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Farmer, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Marshall, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Routley, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Scott, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sharrock, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Stephens, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 14 | |||