1967 VFL Semi Final 1: Geelong v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1967 between Geelong and Collingwood in the first semi final of the 1967 VFL season. Geelong hosted Collingwood at MCG. Graham Farmer captained the hosts. Des Tuddenham captained the visitors with Terry Waters as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Peter Pianto and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.

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

Collingwood
D. Tuddenham (capt.), T. Waters (vice-capt.), L. Adamson, C. Britt, R. Dunne, L. Hill, E. Hug, E. Hutchesson, P. McKenna, I. Montgomery, P. Patterson, T. Potter, B. Price, W. Richardson, W. Roper, K. Rose, L. Thompson, C. Tully, M. Urquhart, R. Watt

Geelong (16.12.108) defeated Collingwood (11.12.78).

Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (8), B. Goggin (3), G. Andrews (2), C. Mitchell, B. Ryan, J. Sharrock
Collingwood: R. Dunne (4), W. Richardson (2), D. Tuddenham (2), C. Britt, K. Rose, T. Waters

As a result of this match, Geelong faced Carlton in the preliminary final and Collingwood were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).

Match Details

Season: 1967 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Geelong v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 2 September 1967
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 91,715

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Collingwood
Score: 16.12.108 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 5 8 . 7 10 . 10 16 . 12 16 . 12 (108)
Collingwood 4 . 2 8 . 3 10 . 9 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin GEEL by 3 GEEL by 4 GEEL by 1 GEEL by 30 GEEL by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Peter Pianto (Geelong), Bob Rose (Collingwood)
Captains: Graham Farmer (Geelong), Des Tuddenham (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Terry Waters (Collingwood)

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 14 12 2 1 0 1 1
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 2 2 14 13 1 3 0 1 1
33 Barr, Alan ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 4 0 2 1
16 Eales, Colin ? ? 0 2 15 13 2 2 0 4 0
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 3 0 3 4
5 Farmer, Graham (c) ? ? 0 0 25 14 11 11 15 1 6
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 3 1 27 26 1 3 1 3 3
12 Hynes, Gordon ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 1 3
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 2 0 3 1
8 Mitchell, Chris ? ? 1 0 13 11 2 2 19 4 2
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 0 1 21 13 8 1 0 1 0
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 1
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 23 22 1 9 0 0 2
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 1 1 13 10 3 4 3 1 2
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 1 1 17 15 2 7 0 0 2
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 8 2 11 11 0 6 0 2 0
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 7 0 3 3
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 4 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 12 300 255 45 74 38 31 32

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
33 Adamson, Lee ? ? 0 1 9 9 0 4 0 1 3
27 Britt, Con ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 5 0 1 3
48 Dunne, Ross ? ? 4 2 17 16 1 6 2 1 3
13 Hill, Laurie ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 3 0 2 1
7 Hug, Ernie ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 8 0 2 2
12 Hutchesson, Errol ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 0
6 McKenna, Peter ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 2 1
20 Montgomery, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 0 1
17 Patterson, Peter ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 4 0 0 0
15 Potter, Ted ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 0 2 0
5 Price, Barry ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 0 0 1 0
3 Richardson, Wayne ? ? 2 1 28 27 1 9 0 2 5
18 Roper, Warren ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 1 2 1
29 Rose, Kevin ? ? 1 1 24 21 3 7 0 1 0
28 Thompson, Len ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 8 29 4 2
1 Tuddenham, Des (c) ? ? 2 2 16 15 1 1 0 4 4
9 Tully, Colin ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 0 2
19 Urquhart, Max ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
2 Waters, Terry (vc) ? ? 1 0 13 12 1 4 0 3 1
23 Watt, Ricky ? ? 0 1 14 12 2 2 0 3 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 12 255 225 30 72 32 32 31

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