1965 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1965 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 16 of the 1965 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Bryan Kenneally captained the hosts. Graham Farmer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.

Melbourne
B. Kenneally (capt.), S. Alves, H. Bromell, N. Crompton, F. Davis, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, G. Jacobs, T. Johnson, B. Leahy, J. Leitch, B. Massey, P. McLean, R. Miller, K. Rattray, D. Robbie, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, D. Williams, G. Wise

Geelong
G. Farmer (capt.), G. Andrews, D. Brown, W. Closter, J. Devine, J. Fox, B. Goggin, R. Hosking, A. Lord, D. Marshall, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, G. Reid, B. Ryan, J. Sharrock, A. Teasdale, P. Vinar, P. Walker, J. Watts, J. Yeates

Melbourne (11.7.73) were defeated by Geelong (16.11.107).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: K. Emselle (4), B. Vagg (3), K. Rattray (2), J. Townsend (2)
Geelong: B. Ryan (5), G. Andrews (4), B. Goggin (4), D. Brown (2), A. Lord

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 14 August 1965
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 44,753

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 11.7.73 - 16.11.107

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 3 6 . 5 8 . 6 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
Geelong 1 . 1 7 . 6 13 . 9 16 . 11 16 . 11 (107)
Margin MELB by 20 GEEL by 7 GEEL by 33 GEEL by 34 GEEL by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Bob Davis (Geelong)
Captains: Bryan Kenneally (Melbourne), Graham Farmer (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Brophy

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Bromell, Hugh ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 1 1 1
5 Crompton, Neil ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 7 1 0
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 2 1
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 30 23 7 7 1 1
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 4 0 22 17 5 6 2 0
20 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 0 1 17 10 7 4 1 1
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 1 2
22 Kenneally, Bryan (c) ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 0 2 1
21 Leahy, Brian ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 0 2
38 Leitch, Jim ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 10 1 1
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Miller, Robert ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 3 2 0
25 Rattray, Kerry ? ? 2 2 9 6 3 2 0 1
28 Robbie, David ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 1 1 2
16 Townsend, John ? ? 2 2 27 22 5 6 2 0
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 3 1 17 14 3 5 1 1
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 1 3
23 Wise, Graham ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 7 268 221 47 68 20 18

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 4 2 8 8 0 5 0 1
37 Brown, David ? ? 2 0 18 13 5 2 0 1
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 8 1 1
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 4 1 1
5 Farmer, Graham (c) ? ? 0 0 23 11 12 6 2 1
24 Fox, John ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 1 1
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 4 1 25 21 4 2 1 3
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 7 1 1
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 1 1 18 13 5 5 1 2
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 0 24 15 9 6 1 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 2 12 9 3 5 1 1
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 1 15 14 1 3 2 1
29 Reid, Gordon ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 5 2 21 17 4 11 1 3
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 1 1 0
20 Teasdale, Alan ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 2 1 0
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 4 2 0
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 2 1 0
28 Watts, John ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 8 0 1
40 Yeates, John ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 4 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 11 305 232 73 86 18 20

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