1967 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1967 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 4 of the 1967 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Princes Park. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Graham Farmer captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Peter Pianto.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), J. Bahen, J. Benison, J. Booth, H. Corbett, G. Ebbels, R. Enbom, D. Hellings, C. Hobbs, B. Knight, G. Lazarus, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, P. O'Brien, D. Peoples, C. Rheinberger, A. Ruscuklic, D. Wall, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg

Geelong
G. Farmer (capt.), G. Ainsworth, A. Barr, W. Closter, C. Eales, T. Farman, K. Gladman, B. Goggin, D. Herrod, R. Hosking, D. Marshall, C. Mitchell, K. Newland, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, D. Wade, P. Walker, R. West

Fitzroy (9.10.64) were defeated by Geelong (22.13.145).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: A. Ruscuklic (3), G. Ebbels (2), J. Newnham (2), G. Lazarus, K. Murray
Geelong: D. Wade (9), D. Marshall (3), B. Ryan (3), A. Barr (2), C. Eales (2), K. Gladman, K. Newland, T. Polinelli

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder and Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 6 May 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 9,747

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Geelong
Score: 9.10.64 - 22.13.145

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 2 5 . 5 9 . 9 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Geelong 6 . 2 9 . 5 14 . 10 22 . 13 22 . 13 (145)
Margin GEEL by 30 GEEL by 24 GEEL by 31 GEEL by 81 GEEL by 81
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy), Peter Pianto (Geelong)
Captains: Kevin Murray (Fitzroy), Graham Farmer (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMaster

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
13 Bahen, John ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
10 Benison, John ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 1 0 2 2
29 Booth, John ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 2 1
43 Corbett, Harry ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 10 0 2
19 Ebbels, Gary ? ? 2 1 15 12 3 4 0 2 0
28 Enbom, Ross ? ? 0 2 8 8 0 1 6 3 0
2 Hellings, Doug ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 3 2
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 3 0 8 2
27 Knight, Barry ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 1 0 2 0
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 1 0 8 7 1 4 0 1 3
5 Murphy, John ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 6 0 2 1
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 1 1 21 18 3 4 4 2 1
20 Newnham, John ? ? 2 0 24 21 3 2 0 6 0
17 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 1 3 2 2
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 0 1 13 7 6 4 2 1 2
26 Rheinberger, Cec ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 3 2 0 2
24 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 3 2 9 8 1 5 0 4 1
33 Wall, David ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 1 0
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 4 0 0 0
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 9 10 247 201 46 51 27 41 21

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 2 0 1 2
33 Barr, Alan ? ? 2 1 18 12 6 4 0 0 1
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 6 0 2 1
16 Eales, Colin ? ? 2 0 12 8 4 3 0 1 2
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 1 0 3 4
5 Farmer, Graham (c) ? ? 0 1 22 11 11 2 16 1 2
18 Gladman, Ken ? ? 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 0 4 39 31 8 6 0 1 4
13 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 3 0 1 2
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 3 0 34 32 2 9 0 3 0
8 Mitchell, Chris ? ? 0 1 22 16 6 3 13 3 3
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 0 23 14 9 6 0 0 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 20 9 11 5 21 0 3
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 1 1 29 28 1 3 0 0 1
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 1 0 2
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 3 2 22 15 7 8 0 1 1
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 9 3 15 13 2 11 0 1 3
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 28 24 4 6 0 1 6
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 0 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 22 13 378 292 86 86 51 21 41

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