1969 VFL Round 2: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 1969 between Essendon and Geelong during round 2 of the 1969 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Don McKenzie captained the hosts with Barry Davis as vice-captain.
Bill Goggin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Peter Pianto.
Essendon
D. McKenzie (capt.), B. Davis (vice-capt.), G. Blethyn, G. Brown, G. Crouch, P. Daniel, K. Egan, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. Gross, B. Lake, A. Noonan, C. Payne, G. Pryor, P. Sproule, L. Stillman, B. Thompson, B. Waite, J. Williams
Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, J. Davies, T. Farman, R. Graham, I. Hampshire, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, R. O'Rourke, T. Polinelli, G. Reid, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens, H. Strahan, D. Wade, P. Walker
Essendon (13.13.91) drew with Geelong (14.7.91).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Waite (5), B. Lake (3), P. Sproule (3), G. Gosper, A. Noonan
Geelong: D. Wade (4), G. Andrews (2), B. Goggin (2), H. Strahan (2), J. Davies, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1969 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 12 April 1969
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,664
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 1 | 13 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 7 | (91) |
| Margin | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 25 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Peter Pianto
(Geelong)
Captains:
Don McKenzie
(Essendon),
Bill Goggin
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Sheales
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Brown, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Crouch, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Egan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lake, Bruce | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Pryor, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Stillman, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Thompson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Waite, Bruce | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | 307 | 252 | 55 | 71 | 20 | 37 | 39 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ainsworth, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Andrews, Gareth | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Davies, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Farman, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Graham, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | O'Rourke, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Reid, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 27 | Rosenow, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Strahan, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 7 | 313 | 251 | 62 | 75 | 31 | 39 | 37 | |||