1968 VFL Round 20: St Kilda v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1968 between St Kilda and Geelong during round 20 of the 1968 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Geelong at Moorabbin Oval. Darrel Baldock captained the hosts. Bill Goggin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Peter Pianto.

St Kilda
D. Baldock (capt.), J. Bonney, B. Breen, G. Colling, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, D. Kennedy, D. King, J. Lilley, J. Moran, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, J. O'Donnell, B. Pascoe, K. Roberts, B. Sierakowski, R. Smith, I. Stewart, I. Synman, S. Trott

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

St Kilda (16.14.110) defeated Geelong (8.11.59).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: J. O'Donnell (4), B. Breen (3), K. Neale (3), D. Baldock, J. Bonney, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, B. Pascoe, S. Trott
Geelong: P. Stevens (3), I. Nankervis (2), G. Andrews, D. Marshall, D. Wade

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 4th on the ladder and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: St Kilda v Geelong
Date: Saturday 31 August 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 34,072

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Geelong
Score: 16.14.110 - 8.11.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 4 . 2 9 . 5 11 . 9 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
Geelong 2 . 3 5 . 6 7 . 10 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Margin STKL by 11 STKL by 23 STKL by 23 STKL by 51 STKL by 51
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan Jeans (St Kilda), Peter Pianto (Geelong)
Captains: Darrel Baldock (St Kilda), Bill Goggin (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baldock, Darrel (c) ? ? 1 3 32 23 9 7 0 1 0
1 Bonney, John ? ? 1 0 22 17 5 0 0 4 1
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 3 1 17 13 4 6 0 0 0
32 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 1 1 21 17 4 3 0 3 3
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 1 0 25 18 7 6 25 6 2
11 Kennedy, Des ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 King, Derek ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 1 0
29 Lilley, Jon ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 3 0 0 3
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 2 0 1 1
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 3 3 16 16 0 7 10 4 9
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 7 0 3 2
28 O'Donnell, John ? ? 4 3 14 13 1 6 0 2 0
31 Pascoe, Barry ? ? 1 0 29 23 6 6 0 7 5
23 Roberts, Kevin ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 2 2
13 Sierakowski, Brian ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 7 0 1 2
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 3 29 25 4 3 0 2 2
5 Stewart, Ian ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 7 0 1 2
9 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 0 1
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 1 0 15 14 1 0 0 2 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 14 319 263 56 73 35 40 39

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 5 0 0 0
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 1 2 13 13 0 9 0 2 2
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 7 0 1 0
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 0 0
18 Gladman, Ken ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 6 0 1 1
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 0 0 2 2
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 1 1 25 19 6 4 0 2 5
8 Mitchell, Chris ? ? 0 1 25 24 1 10 17 5 3
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 2 2 20 15 5 4 0 3 4
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 2 0
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 14 3 4
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 1
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 11 0 3 4
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 5 0 2 2
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 2 2
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 3 0 1 2
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 3 1 14 13 1 1 0 3 0
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 0 0 30 25 5 13 1 3 2
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 1 3 9 7 2 3 0 4 6
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 8 11 279 244 35 91 32 39 40

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