1965 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1965 between Geelong and Footscray during round 1 of the 1965 VFL season. Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park. Graham Farmer captained the hosts. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

Geelong
G. Farmer (capt.), G. Andrews, W. Closter, J. Devine, C. Eales, J. Fox, B. Goggin, K. Goodland, G. Hamer, G. Hynes, D. Marshall, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, I. Scott, J. Sharrock, A. Teasdale, P. Vinar, P. Walker

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), B. Barr, G. Bisset, J. Bradley, I. Bryant, J. Charles, D. Darcy, K. Duff, N. Fincher, B. Gray, M. Hobbs, G. Ion, J. Jillard, I. Marsh, D. McKenzie, J. Schultz, B. Smith, K. Stevens, R. Walker, M. Zeuschner

Geelong (5.5.35) defeated Footscray (5.3.33).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Andrews, C. Eales, S. Newman, B. Ryan, J. Sharrock
Footscray: T. Whitten (2), G. Bisset, J. Bradley, B. Gray

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder and Footscray were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Geelong v Footscray
Date: Monday 19 April 1965
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 23,232

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Footscray
Score: 5.5.35 - 5.3.33

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 0 . 0 3 . 2 4 . 3 5 . 5 5 . 5 (35)
Footscray 0 . 1 2 . 2 5 . 3 5 . 3 5 . 3 (33)
Margin FOOT by 1 GEEL by 6 FOOT by 6 GEEL by 2 GEEL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Davis (Geelong), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Captains: Graham Farmer (Geelong), Ted Whitten (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Brewer

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 1 1 6 4 2 1 1 1
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 3 1 1
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 2 3 4
16 Eales, Colin ? ? 1 1 14 12 2 0 1 0
5 Farmer, Graham (c) ? ? 0 0 14 3 11 2 2 5
24 Fox, John ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 0 1 1
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 0 3 21 21 0 1 1 1
22 Goodland, Ken ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 0
18 Hamer, Garry ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Hynes, Gordon ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 0 0 0
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 0 25 20 5 5 3 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 1 0 16 9 7 4 1 1
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 2 2
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 0 2 2
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 1 0 4 3 1 2 1 1
14 Scott, Ian ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 1 1
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 1 0 11 7 4 4 0 1
20 Teasdale, Alan ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 5 0
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 1
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 3 2 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 5 5 243 189 54 37 27 26

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
35 Barr, Bob ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 ?
6 Bisset, George ? ? 1 0 21 16 5 1 1 ?
20 Bradley, John ? ? 1 0 11 7 4 3 1 ?
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 ?
24 Charles, John ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 ?
15 Darcy, David ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 6 1 ?
16 Duff, Ken ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 0 1 ?
28 Fincher, Noel ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 3 2 ?
29 Gray, Bob ? ? 1 1 6 6 0 3 1 ?
2 Hobbs, Merv ? ? 0 2 15 9 6 1 1 ?
17 Ion, Graham ? ? 0 0 14 7 7 1 3 ?
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 19 19 0 2 3 ?
33 Marsh, Ivan ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 ?
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 ?
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 2 4 ?
31 Smith, Barry ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 2 ?
4 Stevens, Kevin ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 ?
26 Walker, Ray ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 1 ?
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 2 0 21 14 7 6 6 ?
1 Zeuschner, Murray ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 7 1 ?
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 5 3 228 172 56 45 28 0+

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

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
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