1968 VFL Round 7: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1968 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 7 of the 1968 VFL season. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park. Bill Goggin captained the hosts. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Peter Pianto and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, J. Davies, T. Farman, K. Gladman, 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. Smith, P. Walker

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), N. Brown, R. Cobain, M. Cole, R. Crow, T. Dawson, D. Hellings, D. Herrod, C. Hobbs, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, T. McGregor, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, P. O'Brien, A. Ruscuklic, D. Sykes, B. Walford, D. Wall, P. Wood

Geelong (11.21.87) defeated Fitzroy (7.6.48).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Goggin (2), D. Marshall (2), K. Newland (2), J. Sharrock (2), G. Andrews, J. Davies, S. Newman
Fitzroy: K. Murray (2), R. Cobain, T. Dawson, G. Lazarus, A. Ruscuklic, B. Walford

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 25 May 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 11,474

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Fitzroy
Score: 11.21.87 - 7.6.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 13 5 . 15 8 . 19 11 . 21 11 . 21 (87)
Fitzroy 0 . 0 2 . 4 3 . 5 7 . 6 7 . 6 (48)
Margin GEEL by 37 GEEL by 29 GEEL by 44 GEEL by 39 GEEL by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Peter Pianto (Geelong), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Bill Goggin (Geelong), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)

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 11 11 0 1 0 0 1
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 1 4 13 10 3 6 1 1 3
19 Davies, John ? ? 1 1 15 13 2 5 0 4 0
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 7 0 0 2
18 Gladman, Ken ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 2 0 3 0
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 2 2 45 38 7 6 1 5 1
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 5 0 0 0
12 Hynes, Gordon ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 2 1 37 30 7 10 0 2 2
8 Mitchell, Chris ? ? 0 2 15 10 5 4 14 3 5
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 1 26 22 4 3 0 4 1
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 2 1 17 13 4 6 1 2 1
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 1 1 16 13 3 8 16 2 3
7 Primmer, Barry ? ? 0 1 20 14 6 4 0 1 4
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 5 0 1 2
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 4 2 0 1
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 2 1
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 2 6 18 16 2 4 0 2 0
31 Smith, Phil ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 26 16 10 4 0 2 6
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 21 350 287 63 85 37 34 33

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 5 24 4 2
21 Cobain, Rod ? ? 1 0 19 13 6 5 0 0 2
12 Cole, Max ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 0 2
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 0 18 4 2
8 Dawson, Trevor ? ? 1 2 18 16 2 3 0 3 0
2 Hellings, Doug ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 3 0 0 6
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 2 0 1 0
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 2 0 1 1
9 McGregor, Treva ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 0 0 1
5 Murphy, John ? ? 0 2 17 15 2 1 0 5 5
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 2 0 22 20 2 7 2 3 2
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 0 23 17 6 0 0 4 2
17 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 4 0 1 3
12 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 1 0 8 6 2 3 0 2 0
15 Sykes, David ? ? 0 0 13 5 8 3 0 1 3
24 Walford, Bill ? ? 1 1 13 11 2 2 0 1 0
33 Wall, David ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 1 0
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 6 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 7 6 275 223 52 53 44 33 34

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