1968 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1968 between Carlton and Geelong during round 1 of the 1968 VFL season. Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. Bill Goggin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Peter Pianto.

Carlton
R. Barassi (capt.), I. Collins, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, B. Edmond, A. Gallagher, J. Goold, K. Hall, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, B. Kekovich, P. Kerr, W. Lofts, D. Munari, J. Nicholls, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, R. Stone, R. Walls

Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, W. Closter, T. Farman, R. Hosking, G. Hynes, D. Marshall, C. Mitchell, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, J. Sharrock, P. Stevens, D. Wade, P. Walker

Carlton (13.22.100) defeated Geelong (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
Carlton: I. Robertson (4), B. Kekovich (3), R. Barassi, A. Gallagher, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, D. Munari, R. Stone
Geelong: J. Sharrock (2), G. Andrews, C. Mitchell, K. Newland, P. Stevens, D. Wade

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 1st on the ladder and Geelong were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Monday 15 April 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 30,096

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Geelong
Score: 13.22.100 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 2 3 . 10 9 . 15 13 . 22 13 . 22 (100)
Geelong 2 . 1 3 . 2 5 . 7 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin GEEL by 5 CARL by 8 CARL by 32 CARL by 46 CARL by 46
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Carlton), Peter Pianto (Geelong)
Captains: Ron Barassi (Carlton), Bill Goggin (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 1 1 18 13 5 7 0 3 2
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 2 0 3 1
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 0 23 22 1 7 0 3 0
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 1 15 15 0 2 0 2 2
38 Edmond, Bob ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 6 0 4 0
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 1 5 24 21 3 5 0 2 2
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 3 0 1 1
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 8 0 1 0
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 1 2 12 9 3 3 0 1 0
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 1 2 14 8 6 7 24 2 1
16 Kekovich, Brian ? ? 3 3 12 10 2 2 0 2 4
9 Kerr, Peter ? ? 0 1 5 3 2 1 1 1 0
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 3 0 3 1
8 Munari, Dennis ? ? 1 3 18 17 1 2 0 1 1
2 Nicholls, John ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 5 28 2 2
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 1 14 14 0 6 0 1 0
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 4 2 12 12 0 3 0 1 3
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 4 1 1 1
44 Stone, Ron ? ? 1 0 17 13 4 6 0 4 2
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 22 283 245 38 83 54 38 23

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 0 1
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 3 2 0 1
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 28 26 2 7 0 5 1
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 2 0 1 2
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 0 1 20 15 5 1 0 3 3
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 1 0 0 2
12 Hynes, Gordon ? ? 0 3 15 14 1 1 1 0 3
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 3 0 0 2
8 Mitchell, Chris ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 1 0
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 2 7 6 1 1 0 1 4
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 11 1 4
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 3 0 2 2
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 2 2 0 2
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 8 3 2 3
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 5 0 2 2
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 2 2 19 15 4 7 0 0 2
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 3 0 2 0
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 1 1 9 7 2 4 2 1 2
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 3 0 2 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 7 12 269 226 43 61 23 23 38

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