1968 VFL Semi Final 1: Geelong v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 7 September 1968 between Geelong and St Kilda in the first semi final of the 1968 VFL season. Geelong hosted St Kilda at MCG. Bill Goggin captained the hosts. Darrel Baldock captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Peter Pianto and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

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, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, J. Sharrock, P. Stevens, H. Strahan, D. Wade, P. Walker

St Kilda
D. Baldock (capt.), J. Bonney, B. Breen, G. Colling, A. Davis, C. Ditterich, I. Dyer, J. Lilley, J. Moran, B. Murray, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, J. O'Donnell, B. Pascoe, T. Payze, B. Sierakowski, R. Smith, I. Stewart, I. Synman, S. Trott

Geelong (19.13.127) defeated St Kilda (11.17.83).

Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (5), J. Sharrock (4), P. Stevens (3), I. Nankervis (2), K. Gladman, D. Marshall, C. Mitchell, K. Newland, B. Ryan
St Kilda: B. Breen (4), T. Payze (2), J. Bonney, J. O'Donnell, R. Smith, I. Stewart, S. Trott

As a result of this match, Geelong faced Essendon in the preliminary final and St Kilda were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Geelong v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 7 September 1968
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 98,885

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. St Kilda
Score: 19.13.127 - 11.17.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 4 9 . 7 14 . 10 19 . 13 19 . 13 (127)
St Kilda 2 . 4 4 . 10 8 . 13 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
Margin GEEL by 12 GEEL by 27 GEEL by 33 GEEL by 44 GEEL by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch
Boundary Umpire: A. Cook, E: G. Baker
Umpire Replacement: G. Baker replaced A. Cook

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 4 0 1 0
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 0 3 20 14 6 7 1 2 0
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 6 0 0 0
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 2 2
18 Gladman, Ken ? ? 1 0 9 8 1 0 0 1 2
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 0 3 30 28 2 1 0 1 2
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 4 0 1 3
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 1 0 24 22 2 10 0 3 2
8 Mitchell, Chris ? ? 1 0 21 19 2 14 15 3 1
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 2 1 7 5 2 2 0 2 2
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 1 23 17 6 6 0 1 3
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 26 20 6 13 14 2 3
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 4 0 0 1
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 1 1 12 10 2 5 1 1 1
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 4 0 13 10 3 2 0 1 1
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 3 0 12 11 1 3 0 1 1
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 0 1 1
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 5 2 13 7 6 6 0 1 0
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 7 0 2 3
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 19 13 313 263 50 99 32 26 28

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baldock, Darrel (c) ? ? 0 3 25 23 2 7 0 2 2
1 Bonney, John ? ? 1 1 25 22 3 3 0 1 2
17 Breen, Barry ? ? 4 0 17 11 6 8 0 3 1
32 Colling, Gary ? ? 0 1 4 4 0 4 0 0 1
19 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 4 0 2 0
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 5 13 1 3
12 Dyer, Ian ? ? 0 1 7 6 1 1 0 1 0
29 Lilley, Jon ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 1 0 2
15 Moran, Jeff ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 1 0 0 0
6 Murray, Bob ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 0 0
18 Neale, Kevin ? ? 0 3 9 8 1 2 6 1 3
14 O'Dea, Jim ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 8 0 2 2
28 O'Donnell, John ? ? 1 0 11 6 5 4 0 1 0
31 Pascoe, Barry ? ? 0 0 28 20 8 5 1 0 0
20 Payze, Travis ? ? 2 5 11 11 0 3 0 3 2
13 Sierakowski, Brian ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 6 5 2 3
3 Smith, Ross ? ? 1 1 24 18 6 2 0 4 0
5 Stewart, Ian ? ? 1 2 25 20 5 5 0 2 2
9 Synman, Ian ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 3 0 3 1
7 Trott, Stuart ? ? 1 0 6 6 0 1 1 0 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 17 308 252 56 76 27 28 26

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