1967 VFL Round 18: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1967 between Geelong and Richmond during round 18 of the 1967 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at Kardinia Park. Graham Farmer captained the hosts. Fred Swift captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Peter Pianto and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

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

Richmond
F. Swift (capt.), B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, B. Brown, G. Burgin, D. Clay, N. Crowe, D. Davenport, R. Dean, M. Erwin, M. Green, P. Guinane, R. Hart, T. Jewell, J. Northey, M. Patterson, M. Perry, A. Richardson, G. Strang

Geelong (15.15.105) were defeated by Richmond (18.9.117).

Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (6), G. Hynes (2), S. Newman (2), B. Ryan (2), B. Goggin, D. Marshall, J. Sharrock
Richmond: R. Hart (6), B. Brown (5), J. Northey (3), K. Bartlett, D. Clay, D. Davenport, T. Jewell

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and Richmond remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 26 August 1967
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 34,616

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Richmond
Score: 15.15.105 - 18.9.117

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 1 7 . 5 10 . 7 15 . 15 15 . 15 (105)
Richmond 9 . 4 10 . 6 16 . 8 18 . 9 18 . 9 (117)
Margin RICH by 45 RICH by 19 RICH by 37 RICH by 12 RICH by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Peter Pianto (Geelong), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: Graham Farmer (Geelong), Fred Swift (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Blew

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 1 1
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 1 0 3 0
16 Eales, Colin ? ? 0 1 7 7 0 1 0 0 1
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 2 1
5 Farmer, Graham (c) ? ? 0 0 30 13 17 10 20 5 4
18 Gladman, Ken ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 1 1 21 19 2 0 0 2 0
12 Hynes, Gordon ? ? 2 2 15 15 0 2 0 2 2
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 1 2 28 27 1 4 0 2 1
8 Mitchell, Chris ? ? 0 2 17 16 1 7 16 1 3
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 0 2 16 13 3 5 0 0 1
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 2 1 12 11 1 4 8 3 2
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 0 26 24 2 6 0 4 0
7 Primmer, Barry ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 2 2
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 5 0 0 0
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 2 1 12 7 5 5 1 2 1
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 1 1 20 16 4 8 0 2 3
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 6 2 11 9 2 7 0 1 2
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 2 0 3 1
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 3 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 15 304 252 52 74 45 39 27

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 0 1 16 14 2 3 1 2 0
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 0 17 16 1 2 0 1 1
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 4 0 0 2
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 5 3 26 25 1 2 0 6 2
27 Burgin, Graham ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 3 0 0 2
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 1 2 19 17 2 4 0 1 2
5 Crowe, Neville ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 4 24 1 2
19 Davenport, Don ? ? 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
3 Dean, Roger ? ? 0 0 20 20 0 7 0 6 1
21 Erwin, Mick ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 1 0 2
1 Guinane, Paddy ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 3 0 0 0
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 6 2 9 8 1 6 0 2 4
39 Jewell, Tony ? ? 1 0 14 11 3 3 2 0 4
9 Northey, John ? ? 3 1 12 11 1 0 0 1 2
25 Patterson, Mike ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 10 3 3
22 Perry, Mike ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 0 2
12 Richardson, Alan ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 0 1 1 5
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 6 0 1 4
15 Swift, Fred (c) ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 7 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 18 9 259 219 40 61 39 27 39

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