1968 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1968 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 5 of the 1968 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG. Hassa Mann captained the hosts. Bill Goggin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Beckwith and the visitors were coached by Peter Pianto.

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, T. Anderson, D. Clark, F. Davis, R. Dillon, B. Dixon, D. Feldmann, C. Fowler, R. Groom, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, G. Osborne, G. Parke, B. Roet, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, M. Walker, G. Whitton

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

Melbourne (9.9.63) were defeated by Geelong (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Mann (5), S. Alves, B. Dixon, B. Kenneally, G. Osborne
Geelong: B. Goggin (3), D. Wade (3), G. Hynes (2), G. Andrews, K. Newland

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 11 May 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 31,862

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 9.9.63 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 2 3 . 7 6 . 8 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
Geelong 1 . 3 5 . 7 9 . 8 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin GEEL by 1 GEEL by 12 GEEL by 18 GEEL by 7 GEEL by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Beckwith (Melbourne), Peter Pianto (Geelong)
Captains: Hassa Mann (Melbourne), Bill Goggin (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sleeth

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 1 1 21 17 4 4 0 4 1
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 4 0 2 1
38 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 1 0 1 1
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 0 2 8 6 2 5 0 0 1
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 1 0 26 24 2 8 1 3 0
28 Feldmann, Derek ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 2 0
12 Fowler, Chris ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 6 16 1 3
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 6 1 0 0
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 1 0 21 17 4 2 1 1 1
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 5 0 28 23 5 5 0 4 0
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 1 3 20 17 3 3 0 2 0
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 7 0 1 0
23 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 0 0
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 1 0 5 2
16 Townsend, John ? ? 0 1 25 18 7 5 0 2 0
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 4 0 3 0
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 0 5 1 1
25 Whitton, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 4 8 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 9 9 282 237 45 68 32 33 12

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 0 0 2
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 1 0 22 18 4 7 0 1 2
19 Davies, John ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 0
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 3 0 2 1
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 3 0 32 24 8 5 0 1 2
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 29 27 2 7 0 0 2
12 Hynes, Gordon ? ? 2 3 11 11 0 1 0 0 1
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 1 36 30 6 13 0 0 5
8 Mitchell, Chris ? ? 0 1 21 13 8 7 14 0 2
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 1 15 12 3 7 1 2 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 2 20 16 4 6 20 3 1
7 Primmer, Barry ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 4 0 0 3
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 5 0 1 3
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 2 1 0 1
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 3 0 1 0
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 7 0 1 2
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 0 2
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 3 2 12 10 2 6 0 0 2
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 6 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 10 10 343 279 64 94 36 12 33

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