1964 VFL Round 5: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1964 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 5 of the 1964 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.), H. Alexander, D. Bethke, P. Bowd, J. Bray, K. Colvin, C. Goonan, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, L. Heywood, G. John, F. Johnson, G. Johnston, B. Kingston, S. Magee, M. Papley, K. Phillips, J. Rantall, B. Ross, F. Way

Geelong
F. Wooller (capt.), J. Brown, B. Brushfield, J. Devine, G. Farmer, J. Fox, B. Goggin, G. Hynes, A. Lord, S. Lord, T. Polinelli, B. Ryan, I. Scott, J. Sharrock, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, J. Watts, R. West, J. Yeates

South Melbourne (8.11.59) were defeated by Geelong (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: G. John (3), D. Bethke (2), S. Magee, B. Skilton, F. Way
Geelong: D. Wade (4), A. Lord (2), J. Yeates (2), G. Farmer, T. Polinelli, F. Wooller

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1964 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 16 May 1964
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 24,580

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 8.11.59 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 1 3 . 5 6 . 7 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Geelong 4 . 4 6 . 5 8 . 8 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin GEEL by 15 GEEL by 18 GEEL by 13 GEEL by 17 GEEL by 17
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
36 Alexander, Harry ? ? 0 ?
15 Bethke, Des ? ? 2 ?
29 Bowd, Pat ? ? 0 ?
23 Bray, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
2 Colvin, Ken ? ? 0 ?
37 Goonan, Clem ? ? 0 ?
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
48 Heywood, Les ? ? 0 ?
7 John, Graeme ? ? 3 ?
8 Johnson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 Johnston, Gary ? ? 0 ?
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 1 ?
11 Papley, Max ? ? 0 ?
38 Phillips, Ken ? ? 0 ?
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 ?
10 Ross, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 1 ?
30 Way, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 11

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
21 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
30 Brushfield, Brian ? ? 0 ?
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Farmer, Graham ? ? 1 ?
24 Fox, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Hynes, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 2 ?
6 Lord, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 1 ?
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Scott, Ian ? ? 0 ?
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 ?
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 4 ?
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 ?
28 Watts, John ? ? 0 ?
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred (c) ? ? 1 ?
40 Yeates, John ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 10

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