1966 VFL Round 2: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1966 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 2 of the 1966 VFL season. Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Graham Farmer captained the hosts. Bob Skilton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Peter Pianto and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.

Geelong
G. Farmer (capt.), G. Andrews, W. Closter, J. Devine, C. Eales, B. Goggin, R. Hosking, G. Hynes, A. Lord, D. Marshall, K. Newland, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, J. Sharrock, A. Teasdale, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Barnes, D. Bethke, J. Bray, A. Dunn, P. Harrison, G. John, G. Lambert, R. Lucev, S. Magee, H. Matthews, N. Orange, M. Papley, G. Parker, J. Rantall, A. Robertson, E. Sarich, J. Sudholz, R. Tenabel, F. Way

Geelong (13.16.94) defeated South Melbourne (11.8.74).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Andrews (4), G. Farmer (2), B. Goggin (2), G. Hynes (2), D. Wade (2), K. Newland
South Melbourne: A. Robertson (6), J. Sudholz (2), G. John, R. Lucev, B. Skilton

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 30 April 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 21,490

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. South Melbourne
Score: 13.16.94 - 11.8.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 0 6 . 11 11 . 12 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
South Melbourne 4 . 4 5 . 5 10 . 6 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Margin SMLB by 16 GEEL by 12 GEEL by 12 GEEL by 20 GEEL by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Peter Pianto (Geelong), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)
Captains: Graham Farmer (Geelong), Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Blew

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 4 1 12 11 1 4 0 1 1
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 9 0 0 1
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 2 3
16 Eales, Colin ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 2 0 3 0
5 Farmer, Graham (c) ? ? 2 2 19 10 9 3 15 1 3
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 2 1 28 22 6 2 0 0 5
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 4 0 1 1
12 Hynes, Gordon ? ? 2 2 16 16 0 3 0 3 0
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 2 1 2 3
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 1 0 1 0
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 3 10 8 2 0 0 1 1
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 3 19 16 3 3 15 2 2
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 2 1 0 1
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 2 2 1 1
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 4 0 2 1
20 Teasdale, Alan ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 10 1 1
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 2 4 13 8 5 3 1 1 2
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 4 0 0 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 16 284 232 52 53 45 22 29

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
32 Barnes, Ken ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 3 1 3
15 Bethke, Des ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 0 0
23 Bray, Jeff ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 6 1 2 1
10 Dunn, Albie ? ? 0 0 27 24 3 2 0 4 2
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 5 0 1 0
7 John, Graeme ? ? 1 0 19 15 4 3 2 1 1
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 1 0 1 2
8 Lucev, Ray ? ? 1 3 28 23 5 4 8 2 2
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 3 0 2 0
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 7 0 2 1
26 Orange, Noel ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 1 1
11 Papley, Max ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 4 0 2 4
41 Parker, Glen ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 0 2 0
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 1 1
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 6 2 11 10 1 9 0 1 0
28 Sarich, Eric ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 1 2 18 15 3 4 0 3 1
20 Sudholz, John ? ? 2 0 3 3 0 1 1 1 0
37 Tenabel, Ron ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 0
30 Way, Fred ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 5 9 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 8 275 243 32 62 25 28 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