1968 VFL Round 8: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1968 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 8 of the 1968 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval.
John Dugdale captained the hosts.
Bill Goggin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Keith McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Peter Pianto.
North Melbourne
J. Dugdale (capt.), T. Allison, T. Benton, M. Dowdle, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, M. Howell, R. Johnston, A. Karanicolas, S. Kekovich, B. McCarthy, D. McGrath, K. Montgomery, D. O'Brien, D. Pagan, L. Peterson, M. Quade, P. Steward, I. Thompson, M. Wood
Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), G. Ainsworth, W. Closter, J. Davies, T. Farman, K. Gladman, R. Hosking, G. Hynes, D. Marshall, C. Mitchell, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, B. Primmer, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, D. Wade, P. Walker
North Melbourne (9.11.65) were defeated by Geelong (13.11.89).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: R. Johnston (3), I. Thompson (2), T. Allison, T. Benton, D. Farrant, S. Kekovich
Geelong: K. Newland (3), W. Closter (2), J. Davies (2), D. Wade (2), B. Goggin, D. Marshall, C. Mitchell, B. Ryan
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1968 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 8 June 1968
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
13,209
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Geelong
Score:
9.11.65 - 13.11.89
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Margin | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 41 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Keith McKenzie
(North Melbourne),
Peter Pianto
(Geelong)
Captains:
John Dugdale
(North Melbourne),
Bill Goggin
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Deller
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Allison, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Benton, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Dowdle, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Dugdale, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 33 | Howell, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Johnston, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Karanicolas, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | McCarthy, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | McGrath, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | O'Brien, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Peterson, Len | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Quade, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Steward, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Thompson, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Wood, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | 309 | 268 | 41 | 91 | 27 | 28 | 28 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ainsworth, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Davies, John | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Farman, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Gladman, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Hosking, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Hynes, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Marshall, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Mitchell, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Primmer, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Rosenow, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | 326 | 285 | 41 | 88 | 30 | 28 | 28 | |||