1966 VFL Round 5: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1966 between Geelong and Richmond during round 5 of the 1966 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at Kardinia Park. Graham Farmer captained the hosts. Neville Crowe captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Peter Pianto and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Geelong
G. Farmer (capt.), A. Barr, B. Chirgwin, W. Closter, C. Eales, B. Goggin, R. Graham, D. Herrod, R. Hosking, G. Hynes, A. Lord, D. Marshall, K. Newland, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker

Richmond
N. Crowe (capt.), B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, B. Brown, B. Cameron, D. Clay, D. Davenport, R. Dean, F. Dimattina, G. Gahan, P. Guinane, M. Hammond, T. Jewell, O. Madigan, J. Northey, M. Patterson, M. Perry, A. Richardson, K. Smith, G. Strang

Geelong (12.8.80) were defeated by Richmond (15.8.98).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Ryan (5), B. Chirgwin (3), G. Hynes (2), C. Eales, G. Farmer
Richmond: P. Guinane (5), A. Richardson (3), B. Barrot (2), R. Dean (2), J. Northey (2), F. Dimattina

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 7th on the ladder and Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 21 May 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 21,655

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Richmond
Score: 12.8.80 - 15.8.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 1 6 . 5 9 . 5 12 . 8 12 . 8 (80)
Richmond 9 . 4 12 . 4 14 . 5 15 . 8 15 . 8 (98)
Margin RICH by 39 RICH by 35 RICH by 30 RICH by 18 RICH by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Peter Pianto (Geelong), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: Graham Farmer (Geelong), Neville Crowe (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Fisher

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
33 Barr, Alan ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Chirgwin, Brian ? ? 3 2 7 6 1 1 0 2 0
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 26 24 2 7 0 2 2
16 Eales, Colin ? ? 1 1 9 8 1 1 0 2 2
5 Farmer, Graham (c) ? ? 1 0 20 12 8 6 11 8 4
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 3 0 2 0
21 Graham, Ricky ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 1 0 3 1
13 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 1 0
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 1 0
12 Hynes, Gordon ? ? 2 2 26 26 0 2 0 3 2
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 1 0 1 2
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 7 0 2 2
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 5 0 1 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 1 25 17 8 4 13 3 4
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 1 20 18 2 6 0 2 3
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 1 0 2 2
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 5 1 18 16 2 11 0 3 1
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 0 0 0
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 0 0 7 2 5 1 0 1 1
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 8 283 233 50 63 24 40 29

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 2 0 18 16 2 3 0 1 2
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 0 2 15 15 0 3 0 1 0
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 2 0 5 2
30 Cameron, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 3 2
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 1 0
5 Crowe, Neville (c) ? ? 0 0 28 17 11 15 18 4 4
19 Davenport, Don ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 0 1 2
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 2 0 13 9 4 2 0 1 2
32 Dimattina, Frank ? ? 1 0 20 20 0 5 0 1 2
10 Gahan, Graeme ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 5 2 9 8 1 7 0 0 4
31 Hammond, Mike ? ? 0 2 17 14 3 4 0 2 2
39 Jewell, Tony ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1
11 Madigan, Owen ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 3 0 0 2
9 Northey, John ? ? 2 1 16 14 2 3 0 1 3
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 2 4 3 5
22 Perry, Mike ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2
12 Richardson, Alan ? ? 3 0 23 16 7 2 0 3 2
26 Smith, Kevin ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 7 1 0 3
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 4 0 2 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 8 273 232 41 73 23 29 40

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