1965 VFL Round 6: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1965 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 6 of the 1965 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval. Ralph Rogerson captained the hosts. Graham Farmer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.

Fitzroy
R. Rogerson (capt.), B. Beattie, L. Behan, C. Bond, J. Booth, N. Brown, R. Calverley, W. Eastman, R. Fry, B. Hackwill, J. Hayes, F. Johnson, G. Lazarus, B. Lynch, I. McCrae, K. Mitchell, J. Newnham, B. Pert, R. Slocum, P. Wood

Geelong
G. Farmer (capt.), B. Brushfield, J. Devine, J. Fox, B. Goggin, R. Graham, G. Hamer, R. Hosking, G. Hunter, A. Lord, D. Marshall, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, G. Rosenow, I. Scott, J. Sharrock, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, J. Watts

Fitzroy (8.8.56) were defeated by Geelong (11.21.87).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: R. Rogerson (3), L. Behan, J. Booth, W. Eastman, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae
Geelong: J. Sharrock (3), D. Wade (3), G. Farmer, B. Goggin, R. Graham, A. Lord, T. Polinelli

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 12th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 22 May 1965
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 11,925

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Geelong
Score: 8.8.56 - 11.21.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 0 . 1 4 . 5 5 . 5 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Geelong 3 . 7 5 . 11 10 . 15 11 . 21 11 . 21 (87)
Margin GEEL by 24 GEEL by 12 GEEL by 40 GEEL by 31 GEEL by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Bob Davis (Geelong)
Captains: Ralph Rogerson (Fitzroy), Graham Farmer (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Fisher

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
10 Beattie, Bob ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 2
24 Behan, Lance ? ? 1 1 6 5 1 1 0 0
5 Bond, Colin ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 4 2 0
29 Booth, John ? ? 1 1 10 9 1 3 1 2
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 4 2
12 Calverley, Ray ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
6 Eastman, Wayne ? ? 1 0 6 6 0 1 0 3
9 Fry, Ron ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 6 1 4
37 Hackwill, Brendon ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
15 Hayes, John ? ? 0 1 16 14 2 2 3 1
28 Johnson, Frank ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 1 1
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 1 2 8 6 2 5 1 0
8 Lynch, Bob ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 3 3 1
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 1 0 15 13 2 0 0 1
18 Mitchell, Kevin ? ? 0 1 6 5 1 0 0 1
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 0 0 1
3 Pert, Brian ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 4 0
1 Rogerson, Ralph (c) ? ? 3 0 16 15 1 7 5 1
27 Slocum, Ray ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 1 1
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 3 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 8 8 201 179 22 45 27 22

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
30 Brushfield, Brian ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 1 18 15 3 2 1 2
5 Farmer, Graham (c) ? ? 1 0 27 8 19 4 4 3
24 Fox, John ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 2 1 1
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 1 2 25 14 11 0 4 1
21 Graham, Ricky ? ? 1 1 17 13 4 1 1 1
18 Hamer, Garry ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 1
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 0 1
25 Hunter, Graham ? ? 0 2 19 13 6 3 2 1
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 1 3 18 17 1 2 1 2
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 4 25 21 4 5 1 1
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 5 1 2
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 1 1 11 10 1 3 1 2
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 1 2
14 Scott, Ian ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 1 0
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 3 0 18 12 6 5 1 1
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 0 1
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 3 4 11 8 3 7 1 1
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 3 1 1
28 Watts, John ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 21 301 220 81 59 22 26

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