1967 VFL Preliminary Final: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 1967 between Carlton and Geelong in the preliminary final of the 1967 VFL season. Carlton hosted Geelong at MCG. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. Graham Farmer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Peter Pianto.

Carlton
R. Barassi (capt.), G. Anderson, R. Auchettl, I. Collins, G. Collis, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, J. Goold, K. Hall, A. Jesaulenko, P. Kerr, P. McLean, D. Munari, J. Nicholls, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, C. Stewart, R. Stone, V. Waite

Geelong
G. Farmer (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, W. Closter, C. Eales, T. Farman, B. Goggin, R. Graham, G. Hynes, D. Marshall, C. Mitchell, K. Newland, T. Polinelli, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, J. Sharrock, D. Wade, P. Walker, R. West

Carlton (11.13.79) were defeated by Geelong (17.6.108).

Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Gallagher (3), A. Jesaulenko (2), R. Auchettl, R. Barassi, I. Collins, J. Nicholls, I. Robertson, R. Stone
Geelong: D. Wade (5), J. Sharrock (4), G. Andrews (2), C. Mitchell (2), B. Ryan (2), K. Newland, T. Polinelli

As a result of this match, Carlton were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Geelong faced Richmond in the grand final.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Saturday 16 September 1967
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 95,542

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Geelong
Score: 11.13.79 - 17.6.108

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 5 . 2 10 . 5 11 . 7 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Geelong 1 . 0 6 . 2 14 . 3 17 . 6 17 . 6 (108)
Margin CARL by 26 CARL by 27 GEEL by 14 GEEL by 29 GEEL by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Carlton), Peter Pianto (Geelong)
Captains: Ron Barassi (Carlton), Graham Farmer (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Sheales

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
26 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 0 0 0
41 Auchettl, Ron ? ? 1 1 11 7 4 0 0 1 3
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 1 6 26 19 7 6 0 3 0
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 1 0 17 15 2 2 0 1 1
17 Collis, Gordon ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 6 0 3 3
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 3 1 26 22 4 3 0 2 0
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 1 1
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 6 0 0 1
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 3 6 3 0
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 2 1 14 9 5 8 0 0 4
9 Kerr, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 1 0 1 1
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 5 6 3 0 0 2
37 Munari, Dennis ? ? 0 2 15 9 6 1 0 0 4
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 1 0 14 9 5 3 48 3 4
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 1 13 13 0 3 0 2 2
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 1 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 1
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 1 1 0
39 Stewart, Cliff ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 0
44 Stone, Ron ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 1 0 2 1
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 13 266 205 61 54 55 23 28

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 2 0
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 2 1 15 12 3 2 2 3 1
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 6 0 2 0
16 Eales, Colin ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 2 0 1 0
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 2 0 1 1
5 Farmer, Graham (c) ? ? 0 0 27 12 15 6 20 6 2
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 0 0 31 28 3 0 0 4 1
21 Graham, Ricky ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Hynes, Gordon ? ? 0 2 21 19 2 3 0 2 3
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 0 1
8 Mitchell, Chris ? ? 2 0 16 13 3 7 19 0 1
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 4 0 0 1
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 1 0 20 19 1 6 0 1 1
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 5 0 0 2
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 2 1 16 12 4 6 0 3 2
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 4 0 21 17 4 6 0 1 4
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 5 1 12 9 3 3 0 0 3
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 6 0 1 0
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 5 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 17 6 311 243 68 73 41 28 23

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