1969 VFL Round 7: Geelong v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1969 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 7 of the 1969 VFL season. Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Bill Goggin captained the hosts. John Dugdale captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Peter Pianto and the visitors were coached by Keith McKenzie.

Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, W. Closter, J. Davies, T. Farman, T. Gilmore, R. Graham, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, B. Primmer, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens, H. Strahan, D. Wade, P. Walker

North Melbourne
J. Dugdale (capt.), T. Allison, T. Benton, G. Bryant, M. Dowdle, J. Duthie, L. Dwyer, R. Elliott, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, J. Hopgood, M. Howell, S. Kekovich, B. McCarthy, D. O'Brien, D. Pagan, J. Scholes, P. Steward, R. Taylor, M. Wood

Geelong (14.15.99) were defeated by North Melbourne (14.23.107).

Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (7), W. Closter (2), J. Davies (2), G. Andrews, B. Goggin, G. Rosenow
North Melbourne: D. Farrant (5), S. Kekovich (2), J. Scholes (2), T. Allison, J. Hopgood, B. McCarthy, R. Taylor, M. Wood

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and North Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Geelong v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 17 May 1969
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 17,102

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by North Melbourne
Score: 14.15.99 - 14.23.107

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 2 8 . 9 12 . 11 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
North Melbourne 6 . 4 6 . 9 10 . 17 14 . 23 14 . 23 (107)
Margin NMLB by 20 GEEL by 12 GEEL by 6 NMLB by 8 NMLB by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Peter Pianto (Geelong), Keith McKenzie (North Melbourne)
Captains: Bill Goggin (Geelong), John Dugdale (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 2 0 2 2
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 1 4 25 24 1 8 0 2 2
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 2 0 31 28 3 15 0 1 1
19 Davies, John ? ? 2 1 14 9 5 3 0 0 2
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 5 0 0 1
24 Gilmore, Tony ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 1 0 26 19 7 3 0 0 0
21 Graham, Ricky ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 1 0 4 0
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 3 27 23 4 7 0 3 1
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 0 2 24 19 5 7 1 3 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 5 22 2 1
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 2 0 1 3
7 Primmer, Barry ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 1 0 22 20 2 8 0 1 0
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 10 5 1 1
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 0 2 1
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 4 0 2 3
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 1 0 1
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 7 5 16 15 1 10 0 2 2
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 0 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 15 326 271 55 100 29 26 24

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Allison, Tom ? ? 1 1 7 3 4 2 0 0 0
23 Benton, Terry ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 1 1
22 Bryant, Geoff ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 5 0 2 1
11 Dowdle, Mick ? ? 0 5 21 18 3 5 0 2 1
6 Dugdale, John (c) ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 6 0 2 3
33 Duthie, John ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 2 0 1
27 Dwyer, Laurie ? ? 0 0 27 21 6 5 0 0 2
20 Elliott, Rod ? ? 0 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0
16 Farrant, Doug ? ? 5 7 18 17 1 8 0 2 1
7 Farrant, Garry ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 4 0 2 2
19 Hopgood, Jeff ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 0 6 0 1
13 Howell, Mick ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 7 12 0 2
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 2 3 25 21 4 7 0 2 3
1 McCarthy, Bernie ? ? 1 2 23 18 5 8 7 2 0
12 O'Brien, Daryl ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 2 0 2 2
17 Pagan, Denis ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 2 0 2 1
5 Scholes, John ? ? 2 1 17 13 4 4 0 1 2
15 Steward, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 2 1
2 Taylor, Ray ? ? 1 0 14 8 6 3 2 0 1
25 Wood, Maurie ? ? 1 2 21 19 2 3 0 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 23 309 255 54 77 29 24 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