1968 VFL Round 13: Footscray v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1968 between Footscray and Geelong during round 13 of the 1968 VFL season. Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval. Ted Whitten captained the hosts. Bill Goggin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Peter Pianto.

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), G. Bisset, I. Bryant, F. Cook, D. Darcy, K. Delmenico, G. Dempsey, P. Hines, J. Jillard, S. Magee, D. Magor, A. Mannix, I. Marsh, R. McGowan, G. Merrington, J. Reilly, J. Schultz, R. Spargo, D. Thorpe, P. Welsh

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

Footscray (18.18.126) defeated Geelong (5.13.43).

Goalkickers
Footscray: G. Dempsey (4), I. Marsh (4), G. Bisset (2), J. Schultz (2), T. Whitten (2), P. Hines, A. Mannix, G. Merrington, R. Spargo
Geelong: P. Stevens (2), D. Wade (2), C. Mitchell

As a result of this match, Footscray remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Footscray v Geelong
Date: Saturday 13 July 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 13,092

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Geelong
Score: 18.18.126 - 5.13.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 7 . 4 10 . 8 15 . 14 18 . 18 18 . 18 (126)
Geelong 1 . 1 3 . 4 5 . 7 5 . 13 5 . 13 (43)
Margin FOOT by 39 FOOT by 46 FOOT by 67 FOOT by 83 FOOT by 83
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Sutton (Footscray), Peter Pianto (Geelong)
Captains: Ted Whitten (Footscray), Bill Goggin (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Bisset, George ? ? 2 4 33 26 7 8 0 2 1
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 1 30 25 5 9 0 2 2
29 Cook, Fred ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 8 0 1 2
15 Darcy, David ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 1 1
18 Delmenico, Kevin ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 0 1 3
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 4 1 22 18 4 6 10 1 2
2 Hines, Peter ? ? 1 0 17 14 3 6 10 0 3
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 1 15 14 1 5 0 0 1
6 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 2 26 20 6 6 0 2 0
38 Magor, Doug ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 1 1 19 16 3 10 0 0 0
33 Marsh, Ivan ? ? 4 1 13 10 3 4 1 3 2
22 McGowan, Ron ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 5 1 2 1
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 1 0 16 16 0 5 0 1 0
32 Reilly, John ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 3 0 0 2
14 Schultz, John ? ? 2 1 18 13 5 7 25 1 2
36 Spargo, Ricky ? ? 1 3 27 23 4 3 0 4 1
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 0 0 28 26 2 13 0 2 2
37 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 2 3 22 15 7 4 0 1 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 18 18 354 297 57 108 49 24 26

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 4 0 1 1
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 0 3 14 12 2 8 0 3 1
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 4 0 1 0
19 Davies, John ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 0 1 2
18 Gladman, Ken ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 4 0 1 1
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 0 0 20 19 1 4 0 2 1
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 0 1 2
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 1 37 30 7 11 0 2 2
8 Mitchell, Chris ? ? 1 2 12 10 2 6 7 1 2
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 1 28 25 3 4 0 4 0
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 1 0 0 0
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 1 16 3 4
7 Primmer, Barry ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 2 0
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 1 18 14 4 6 1 0 1
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 6 0 0 2
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 2 1 14 12 2 2 0 2 1
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 0 2 1
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 2 3 9 6 3 3 1 0 1
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 2 0 0 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 5 13 285 238 47 76 25 26 24

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