1964 VFL Round 12: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1964 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1964 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park.
Fred Wooller captained the hosts.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Geelong
F. Wooller (capt.), W. Closter, J. Devine, G. Farmer, J. Fox, B. Goggin, G. Hamer, G. Hynes, A. Lord, S. Lord, D. Marshall, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, I. Scott, J. Sharrock, P. Vinar, J. Watts, R. West
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), T. Anderson, B. Bourke, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, B. Leahy, H. Mann, P. McLean, D. Robbie, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, G. Watson, D. Williams, G. Wise
Geelong (7.12.54) were defeated by Melbourne (10.15.75).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Farmer, G. Hamer, G. Hynes, S. Newman, B. Ryan, J. Sharrock, J. Watts
Melbourne: R. Barassi (3), K. Emselle (2), G. Jacobs (2), B. Bourke, J. Townsend, G. Watson
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1964 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 July 1964
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
33,761
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Margin | GEEL by 12 | MELB by 16 | GEEL by 3 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Davis
(Geelong),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Fred Wooller
(Geelong),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Crouch
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Farmer, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hamer, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hynes, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lord, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Marshall, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rosenow, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Scott, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Sharrock, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Anderson, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Emselle, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Jacobs, Graeme | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McLean, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Robbie, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Watson, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wise, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 15 | |||