1965 VFL Semi Final 1: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1965 between Geelong and Essendon in the first semi final of the 1965 VFL season. Geelong hosted Essendon at MCG. Graham Farmer captained the hosts. Ken Fraser captained the visitors with Ian Shelton as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.

Geelong
G. Farmer (capt.), G. Andrews, D. Brown, W. Closter, J. Devine, T. Farman, J. Fox, B. Goggin, R. Hosking, G. Hynes, D. Marshall, K. Newland, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, P. Vinar, P. Walker, J. Watts, J. Yeates

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), I. Shelton (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, G. Brown, J. Clarke, B. Davis, T. Fordham, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. Gross, G. Johnston, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, G. Pryor, B. Sampson, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, B. Waite

Geelong (7.9.51) were defeated by Essendon (14.19.103).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Andrews (3), D. Brown, B. Goggin, G. Hynes, K. Newland
Essendon: J. Birt (3), K. Fraser (3), H. Mitchell (3), D. Shaw (3), T. Fordham, B. Sampson

As a result of this match, Geelong were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Essendon faced Collingwood in the preliminary final.

Match Details

Season: 1965 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 4 September 1965
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 89,833

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Essendon
Score: 7.9.51 - 14.19.103

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 0 4 . 3 6 . 8 7 . 9 7 . 9 (51)
Essendon 3 . 5 8 . 14 10 . 16 14 . 19 14 . 19 (103)
Margin ESSE by 11 ESSE by 35 ESSE by 32 ESSE by 52 ESSE by 52
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Davis (Geelong), John Coleman (Essendon)
Captains: Graham Farmer (Geelong), Ken Fraser (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Ian Shelton (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 3 2 9 6 3 4 0 0
37 Brown, David ? ? 1 1 12 8 4 2 2 1
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 3
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 4 2 0
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1
5 Farmer, Graham (c) ? ? 0 1 24 14 10 7 5 2
24 Fox, John ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 1
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 1 0 27 21 6 4 1 2
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 4 2 1
12 Hynes, Gordon ? ? 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 1
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 2 2
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 0 18 12 6 4 2 1
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 1 14 12 2 5 0 1
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 1 18 16 2 3 2 1
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 1
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 6 2 0
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 1 2 4
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 2 1
28 Watts, John ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 4 0 1
40 Yeates, John ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 5 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 7 9 247 185 62 63 24 26

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK FF FA
11 Birt, Johnny ? ? 3 2 32 30 2 4 1 0
14 Blew, Russell ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 1 2 2
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 0
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 0 0 27 25 2 3 2 2
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 6 0 1
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 1 2 16 13 3 6 1 2
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 3 2 15 13 2 6 2 2
2 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 0 0
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 0 0 29 29 0 3 4 1
15 Gross, Don ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
16 Johnston, Graeme ? ? 0 1 17 16 1 5 2 4
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 2 1
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 3 5 26 26 0 8 2 1
8 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 5 2 1
21 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 0 0
34 Sampson, Brian ? ? 1 4 17 12 5 9 3 3
4 Shaw, David ? ? 3 1 17 17 0 5 1 0
10 Shelton, Ian (vc) ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 1 2
19 Somerville, John ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 1 2
27 Waite, Bruce ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 14 19 293 266 27 79 26 24

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