1966 VFL Round 13: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1966 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 13 of the 1966 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Graham Farmer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Peter Pianto.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), J. Bray, A. Dunn, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. John, B. Kingston, R. Lucev, S. Magee, H. Matthews, N. Orange, M. Papley, K. Pedrotti, K. Phillips, D. Priest, J. Rantall, E. Reilly, A. Robertson, E. Sarich, F. Way

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

South Melbourne (9.11.65) were defeated by Geelong (9.17.71).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Lucev (3), A. Robertson (2), G. John, M. Papley, E. Sarich, B. Skilton
Geelong: J. Sharrock (3), B. Ryan (2), D. Wade (2), B. Goggin, K. Newland

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 23 July 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 21,887

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 9.11.65 - 9.17.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 3 4 . 8 6 . 9 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Geelong 2 . 4 4 . 9 8 . 13 9 . 17 9 . 17 (71)
Margin GEEL by 1 GEEL by 1 GEEL by 16 GEEL by 6 GEEL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Perkins

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
23 Bray, Jeff ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 6 0 2 1
10 Dunn, Albie ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 1 1
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 5 0 4 4
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 1 1
7 John, Graeme ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 4 0 6 2
23 Kingston, Bob ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 4 2 1
8 Lucev, Ray ? ? 3 1 18 17 1 6 2 1 3
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 1 19 17 2 4 0 0 2
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 0 0 0
26 Orange, Noel ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
11 Papley, Max ? ? 1 3 13 11 2 2 1 1 2
47 Pedrotti, Kevin ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 0 0 5 1
42 Phillips, Ken ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 2 0 2 2
9 Priest, Doug ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 1 2
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 0 2 3
35 Reilly, Elkin ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 10 1 3
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 2 2 4 4 0 2 0 1 2
28 Sarich, Eric ? ? 1 0 8 6 2 2 0 2 2
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 1 2 32 29 3 4 0 4 1
30 Way, Fred ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 18 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 9 11 242 213 29 52 35 37 33

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
37 Brown, David ? ? 0 3 9 8 1 2 0 0 2
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 0 0 2 3
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 0 26 21 5 5 0 0 3
16 Eales, Colin ? ? 0 1 7 7 0 3 0 1 1
5 Farmer, Graham (c) ? ? 0 0 26 13 13 4 32 4 3
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 1 2 26 22 4 1 0 2 1
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 2 2
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 0 1 25 24 1 2 0 3 3
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 0 0 2 3
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 2 18 14 4 4 0 1 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 5 8 1 2
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 5 0 0 2
29 Reid, Gordon ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 8 4 1 2
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 2 2 15 12 3 5 7 2 0
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 3 4 32 28 4 5 2 5 2
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 2 2 7 6 1 1 0 1 2
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 3 0 3 3
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 0 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 17 307 262 45 56 54 32 37

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