1967 VFL Round 6: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1967 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 6 of the 1967 VFL season. Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Graham Farmer captained the hosts. Bob Skilton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Peter Pianto and the visitors were coached by Allan Miller.

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

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), S. Bennett, D. Bethke, R. Cook, I. Davison, J. Greenwood, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, G. John, S. Magee, H. Matthews, H. McAuliffe, M. Mulligan, M. Papley, K. Phillips, K. Roche, E. Sarich, J. Sudholz, R. Tenabel

Geelong (16.12.108) defeated South Melbourne (13.11.89).

Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (6), K. Newland (4), A. Barr (3), B. Goggin, C. Mitchell, B. Ryan
South Melbourne: G. John (3), H. McAuliffe (2), M. Mulligan (2), J. Sudholz (2), S. Bennett, S. Magee, M. Papley, B. Skilton

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 2nd on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 20 May 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 21,565

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. South Melbourne
Score: 16.12.108 - 13.11.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 2 10 . 8 14 . 9 16 . 12 16 . 12 (108)
South Melbourne 3 . 7 5 . 7 11 . 10 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Margin SMLB by 5 GEEL by 31 GEEL by 17 GEEL by 19 GEEL by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 0 0 2
33 Barr, Alan ? ? 3 1 12 11 1 2 0 1 3
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 3 0 1 5
16 Eales, Colin ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 1 0 4 2
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 0 0 3
5 Farmer, Graham (c) ? ? 0 0 21 10 11 5 13 1 6
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 1 2 37 31 6 7 0 6 3
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 0 1 2
20 Marsden, Rodger ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 1 26 23 3 4 0 4 2
8 Mitchell, Chris ? ? 1 0 21 19 2 8 21 1 1
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 4 0 20 15 5 7 0 1 1
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 1 31 20 11 8 24 3 2
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 1 27 26 1 9 0 6 1
7 Primmer, Barry ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 1 1 1 2
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 6 0 1 1
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 6 5 15 13 2 10 0 1 1
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 1 5
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 12 322 267 55 84 59 34 42

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
31 Bennett, Stuart ? ? 1 0 9 8 1 2 17 1 1
15 Bethke, Des ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 2 0
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 5 7 2 1
29 Davison, Ian ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 4 0 4 2
45 Greenwood, Jack ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 4 0 3 2
8 Haenen, Tony ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 1 2 2
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 0 0 2 4
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 4 0 1
7 John, Graeme ? ? 3 0 13 11 2 6 0 3 1
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 1 2 12 11 1 2 0 1 3
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 2 0 2 3
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 2 1 22 20 2 4 0 5 1
41 Mulligan, Mick ? ? 2 0 14 14 0 2 0 4 3
11 Papley, Max ? ? 1 3 23 21 2 2 0 3 1
3 Phillips, Ken ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 3 0 1 3
44 Roche, Kevin ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sarich, Eric ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 5 0 0 2
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 1 0 29 29 0 4 0 3 2
20 Sudholz, John ? ? 2 1 5 5 0 1 3 2 1
37 Tenabel, Ron ? ? 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 2 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 13 11 249 236 13 56 32 42 34

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