1969 VFL Round 16: Geelong v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1969 between Geelong and Footscray during round 16 of the 1969 VFL season. Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park. Bill Goggin captained the hosts. Ted Whitten captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Peter Pianto and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.

Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, J. Bates, C. Eales, I. Hampshire, D. Harris, G. Hynes, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, P. Patterson, B. Primmer, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens, H. Strahan, D. Wade, P. Walker

Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), G. Bisset, I. Bryant, G. Casey, D. Darcy, K. Delmenico, K. Greenwood, R. Haynes, J. Jillard, S. Magee, A. Mannix, R. McGowan, D. McKenzie, G. Merrington, B. Quinlan, J. Reilly, B. Round, H. Skreja, R. Spargo, D. Thorpe

Geelong (23.17.155) defeated Footscray (11.12.78).

Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (11), D. Harris (3), I. Nankervis (3), G. Hynes (2), K. Newland (2), B. Goggin, S. Newman
Footscray: B. Quinlan (3), R. Spargo (2), G. Bisset, G. Casey, D. McKenzie, B. Round, H. Skreja, T. Whitten

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 4th on the ladder and Footscray remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Geelong v Footscray
Date: Saturday 2 August 1969
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 22,025

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Footscray
Score: 23.17.155 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 4 8 . 7 17 . 11 23 . 17 23 . 17 (155)
Footscray 1 . 0 5 . 5 7 . 6 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin GEEL by 28 GEEL by 20 GEEL by 65 GEEL by 77 GEEL by 77
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Peter Pianto (Geelong), Ted Whitten (Footscray)
Captains: Bill Goggin (Geelong), Ted Whitten (Footscray)

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 14 14 0 0 0 1 2
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 0 2 24 20 4 11 0 0 2
11 Bates, Jeff ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
16 Eales, Colin ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 1 2 27 23 4 3 0 1 1
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 1 18 14 4 9 11 2 2
32 Harris, David ? ? 3 2 19 17 2 2 0 1 2
12 Hynes, Gordon ? ? 2 0 15 14 1 2 0 1 6
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 3 1 29 26 3 7 0 5 3
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 2 1 23 17 6 9 2 2 0
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 1 0 23 13 10 5 17 3 2
39 Patterson, Pat ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 1 2
7 Primmer, Barry ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 2 0 2 4
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 5 0 0 1
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 0 0 26 19 7 10 2 1 3
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 3 1
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 21 20 1 8 0 4 1
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 5 0 2 4
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 11 6 24 22 2 14 0 3 2
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 6 12 0 0 1 5
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 23 17 349 282 67 97 32 33 43

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Bisset, George ? ? 1 1 26 19 7 6 0 3 1
5 Bryant, Ian ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 3 1
34 Casey, Gordon ? ? 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
15 Darcy, David ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 6 0 2 2
18 Delmenico, Kevin ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 6 0 3 2
1 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 5 8 0 4
17 Haynes, Ray ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 4 0 3 1
25 Jillard, John ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 0 1 0
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 3 25 18 7 4 0 5 1
8 Mannix, Alan ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 6 0 0 2
22 McGowan, Ron ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 4 0 3 2
30 McKenzie, Don ? ? 1 1 7 5 2 1 0 1 2
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 3 0 6 1
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 3 4 15 15 0 6 0 2 1
32 Reilly, John ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 1 4
14 Round, Barry ? ? 1 1 10 9 1 6 2 2 1
37 Skreja, Harry ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 1
7 Spargo, Ricky ? ? 2 1 17 14 3 1 0 4 3
16 Thorpe, David ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 4 0 2 2
3 Whitten, Ted (c) ? ? 1 0 16 8 8 3 4 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 11 12 277 231 46 73 14 43 33

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