1964 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1964 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 1 of the 1964 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Hassa Mann captained the hosts.
Fred Wooller captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), F. Adams, T. Anderson, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, J. Lord, L. Mann, B. Massey, R. Miller, D. Robbie, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, D. Williams
Geelong
F. Wooller (capt.), J. Brown, W. Closter, J. Devine, G. Farmer, J. Fox, B. Goggin, K. Goodland, G. Hynes, A. Lord, S. Lord, T. Polinelli, B. Ryan, I. Scott, J. Sharrock, P. Vinar, D. Wade, J. Watts, R. West, J. Yeates
Melbourne (14.13.97) were defeated by Geelong (17.8.110).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Lord (4), K. Emselle (3), B. Bourke (2), D. Robbie (2), H. Mann, B. Vagg, D. Williams
Geelong: D. Wade (5), J. Sharrock (3), F. Wooller (3), J. Brown, G. Farmer, B. Goggin, G. Hynes, T. Polinelli, J. Yeates
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1964 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 18 April 1964
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
66,250
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 8 | (110) |
| Margin | MELB by 2 | MELB by 3 | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Hassa Mann
(Melbourne),
Fred Wooller
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Anderson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Massey, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Robbie, David | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Farmer, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hynes, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Scott, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sharrock, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 8 | |||