1966 VFL Round 18: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1966 between Carlton and Geelong during round 18 of the 1966 VFL season. Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Peter Pianto.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), R. Auchettl, I. Collins, J. Comben, G. Crane, A. Gallagher, P. Gilbert, B. Gill, J. Gill, J. Goold, K. Greenwood, K. Hall, P. Jones, W. Lofts, P. McLean, J. Morrison, J. Pleydell, B. Quirk, S. Silvagni, R. Stone

Geelong
A. Barr, W. Closter, J. Devine, C. Eales, T. Farman, B. Goggin, R. Hosking, A. Lord, D. Marshall, K. Newland, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, J. Sharrock, A. Teasdale, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, R. West

Carlton (5.10.40) were defeated by Geelong (16.14.110).

Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Comben, K. Hall, P. Jones, J. Nicholls, B. Quirk
Geelong: B. Goggin (4), A. Lord (3), K. Newland (2), S. Newman (2), B. Ryan (2), A. Teasdale (2), D. Wade

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 6th on the ladder and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Saturday 27 August 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 37,236

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Geelong
Score: 5.10.40 - 16.14.110

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 2 . 5 2 . 9 5 . 9 5 . 10 5 . 10 (40)
Geelong 4 . 1 6 . 8 12 . 10 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
Margin GEEL by 8 GEEL by 23 GEEL by 43 GEEL by 70 GEEL by 70
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Carlton), Peter Pianto (Geelong)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Perkins

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
17 Auchettl, Ron ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 0 3 4
25 Comben, John ? ? 1 1 9 8 1 2 0 2 1
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 6 0 1 3
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 0 2 19 17 2 0 0 2 2
50 Gilbert, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 0 0
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 0 1 1
12 Gill, John ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 2 2
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 5 0 4 2
5 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 3 7 2 3
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 1 0 13 12 1 4 1 1 2
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 1 2 9 7 2 2 9 1 2
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 1 2 1
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 1 0 1
22 Morrison, John ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 1 1 19 15 4 6 34 3 1
33 Pleydell, Jim ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 4 0 2 2
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 3 0 3 0
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 1 10 6 4 4 0 0 2
44 Stone, Ron ? ? 0 2 11 10 1 2 2 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 5 10 240 208 32 56 55 33 32

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
33 Barr, Alan ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 2 0 1 1
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 5 0 5 2
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 6 0 0 2
16 Eales, Colin ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 0 1
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 4 0 23 22 1 6 0 2 0
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 19 19 0 6 0 1 1
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 3 2 18 14 4 2 0 1 2
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 0 26 25 1 15 0 3 2
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 2 1 9 8 1 3 0 1 1
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 2 3 21 14 7 3 18 3 7
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 5 0 5 1
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 28 26 2 8 2 1 2
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 2 2 19 14 5 5 5 2 0
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 0 1 21 18 3 10 0 2 4
20 Teasdale, Alan ? ? 2 1 3 3 0 2 0 1 0
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 6 1 2
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 1 3 7 7 0 4 0 0 2
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 3 2
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 14 309 269 40 91 31 32 33

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