1969 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1969 between Geelong and Fitzroy during round 9 of the 1969 VFL season. Geelong hosted Fitzroy at Kardinia Park. Bill Goggin captained the hosts. Kevin Murray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Peter Pianto and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, J. Davies, T. Farman, I. Hampshire, D. Harris, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, P. Patterson, T. Polinelli, G. Reid, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens, H. Strahan, D. Wade, P. Walker

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), B. Baker, J. Benison, N. Brown, R. Cobain, M. Cole, C. Hobbs, B. Hodgkin, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, T. McGregor, H. Merrigan, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, C. Rheinberger, L. Robertson, D. Searl, D. Wall, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg

Geelong (15.17.107) defeated Fitzroy (6.9.45).

Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (7), B. Ryan (3), I. Nankervis (2), H. Strahan (2), G. Andrews
Fitzroy: D. Searl (2), G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, K. Murray, J. Newnham

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Geelong v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 31 May 1969
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 8,923

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Fitzroy
Score: 15.17.107 - 6.9.45

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 6 . 5 8 . 5 13 . 8 15 . 17 15 . 17 (107)
Fitzroy 2 . 0 5 . 3 5 . 6 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Margin GEEL by 29 GEEL by 20 GEEL by 50 GEEL by 62 GEEL by 62
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Peter Pianto (Geelong), Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)
Captains: Bill Goggin (Geelong), Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Sleeth

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 2 0 2 2
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 1 4 31 22 9 9 1 4 4
19 Davies, John ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 5 0 1 3
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 1 0 1 1
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 0 1 22 18 4 1 0 0 2
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 6 12 0 1
32 Harris, David ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 3 0 0 0
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 2 1 26 22 4 6 0 4 3
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 0 2 30 18 12 10 3 2 4
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 1 21 14 7 10 17 3 2
39 Patterson, Pat ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 0 24 21 3 9 0 1 2
29 Reid, Gordon ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 6 0 2 1
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 22 17 5 5 2 2 3
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 3 1 32 27 5 12 0 4 0
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 1 0 0 0
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 2 0 2 0
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 2 1 18 13 5 3 4 3 1
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 7 5 14 13 1 7 0 5 3
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 25 19 6 4 0 1 5
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 17 381 293 88 102 39 37 38

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Baker, Bruce ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 6 0 2
10 Benison, John ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 1 1
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 1 8 3 1
21 Cobain, Rod ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 0 0 4 1
12 Cole, Max ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 5 0 2 1
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 1 29 23 6 3 0 7 1
51 Hodgkin, Bob ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 1 2 18 15 3 7 0 3 2
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 1 2 20 12 8 3 0 1 2
9 McGregor, Treva ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 0 0 1 3
43 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 0 0 1 2
5 Murphy, John ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 0 0 3 1
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 1 1 24 17 7 3 2 1 3
20 Newnham, John ? ? 1 1 22 19 3 1 0 3 3
26 Rheinberger, Cec ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 1 0 3
53 Robertson, Leigh ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 8 0 1 1
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 2 2 8 6 2 4 0 0 0
33 Wall, David ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 4 0 6 6
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 4 0 1 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 6 9 284 222 62 47 17 38 37

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