1967 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1967 between Geelong and Footscray during round 9 of the 1967 VFL season. Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park. Graham Farmer captained the hosts. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Peter Pianto and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.

Geelong
G. Farmer (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, A. Barr, W. Closter, J. Davies, C. Eales, T. Farman, B. Goggin, R. Hosking, D. Marshall, C. Mitchell, K. Newland, T. Polinelli, G. Reid, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, H. Strahan, P. Walker, R. West

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), G. Bisset, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, G. Cook, L. Cumming, G. Dempsey, K. Greenwood, R. Haynes, K. Jackman, J. Jillard, A. Mannix, I. Marsh, J. McGhie, R. McGowan, D. McKenzie, G. Peters, J. Reilly, J. Schultz, P. Shanahan

Geelong (15.12.102) defeated Footscray (9.8.62).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Andrews (4), A. Barr (3), C. Mitchell (3), B. Ryan (2), J. Davies, C. Eales, K. Newland
Footscray: T. Whitten (4), L. Cumming (2), K. Jackman (2), I. Bryant

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 4th on the ladder and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Geelong v Footscray
Date: Monday 12 June 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 21,663

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Footscray
Score: 15.12.102 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 3 7 . 8 11 . 10 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Footscray 3 . 2 4 . 2 5 . 8 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin GEEL by 7 GEEL by 24 GEEL by 38 GEEL by 40 GEEL by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Peter Pianto (Geelong), Charlie Sutton (Footscray)
Captains: Graham Farmer (Geelong), Ted Whitten (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Perkins

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 2 0 2 0
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 4 2 8 8 0 5 0 1 2
33 Barr, Alan ? ? 3 1 16 13 3 1 0 4 5
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 3 0 5 3
19 Davies, John ? ? 1 1 13 12 1 1 0 0 1
16 Eales, Colin ? ? 1 1 20 16 4 7 0 2 1
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 3 0 1 3
5 Farmer, Graham (c) ? ? 0 0 29 16 13 5 17 5 3
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 0 3 30 25 5 3 0 2 0
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 0 31 25 6 7 0 4 2
8 Mitchell, Chris ? ? 3 3 22 19 3 8 16 3 3
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 0 15 14 1 9 1 2 3
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 8 0 2 1
29 Reid, Gordon ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 0 0
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 3 1 4 1
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 2 0 13 9 4 5 2 0 1
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 5 2 2 1
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 4 0 1 1
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 0 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 12 341 279 62 81 39 40 33

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Bisset, George ? ? 0 2 14 12 2 2 0 1 3
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 1 0 17 14 3 3 0 6 2
27 Chalmers, Graeme ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 2 0 3 3
10 Cook, Graeme ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 4 0 1 0
31 Cumming, Len ? ? 2 1 8 6 2 2 0 0 0
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 6 0 2
1 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 0 1 3
17 Haynes, Ray ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 2 1
7 Jackman, Kevin ? ? 2 0 7 6 1 3 0 0 1
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 3 0 0 0
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 0 1 12 12 0 3 0 4 1
33 Marsh, Ivan ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 5 4 0 4
37 McGhie, Joe ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 0 3 3
22 McGowan, Ron ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 5 0 1 2
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 9 0 0 1
40 Peters, Garry ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
32 Reilly, John ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 6 0 0 2
14 Schultz, John ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 5 15 3 2
21 Shanahan, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 0 5 5
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 4 2 18 13 5 7 1 3 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 8 239 207 32 72 26 33 40

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