1969 VFL Round 20: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1969 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 20 of the 1969 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Princes Park. Kevin Murray captained the hosts. Bill Goggin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Stephen and the visitors were coached by Peter Pianto.

Fitzroy
K. Murray (capt.), M. Andrews, N. Brown, R. Crow, N. Dare, D. Herrod, R. Ireland, G. Lazarus, H. Merrigan, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, B. Padley, D. Peoples, A. Ruscuklic, D. Searl, P. Shanahan, G. Shearer, B. Sykes, P. Wood, N. Zunneberg

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

Fitzroy (13.15.93) defeated Geelong (9.16.70).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: D. Peoples (4), B. Padley (2), A. Ruscuklic (2), N. Brown, N. Dare, H. Merrigan, D. Searl, P. Shanahan
Geelong: I. Nankervis (3), B. Ryan (2), D. Wade (2), K. Newland, S. Newman

As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 30 August 1969
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 13,246

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Geelong
Score: 13.15.93 - 9.16.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 4 6 . 8 8 . 12 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Geelong 3 . 3 5 . 5 8 . 15 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
Margin GEEL by 5 FITZ by 9 GEEL by 3 FITZ by 23 FITZ by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Artso

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 24 18 6 6 0 1 2
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 1 1 13 9 4 7 5 1 5
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 7 16 1 2
46 Dare, Norm ? ? 1 0 22 21 1 5 0 1 2
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 2 0 2 0
36 Ireland, Robert ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 2 1
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 0 1 1
43 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 0
5 Murphy, John ? ? 0 2 25 24 1 4 0 6 5
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 3 0 2 1
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 5 23 16 7 4 0 3 1
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 2 0 13 11 2 2 0 2 0
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 4 2 19 17 2 4 0 3 5
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 2 2 22 19 3 13 0 2 1
34 Searl, Doug ? ? 1 3 8 7 1 2 0 1 2
19 Shanahan, Paul ? ? 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
41 Shearer, Graeme ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 0 3 0
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 1 3 0
30 Wood, Peter ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 4
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 4 0 4 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 13 15 296 245 51 78 22 38 36

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 4 0 3 1
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 0 3 19 16 3 9 2 2 2
19 Davies, John ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 0 0 24 21 3 2 0 0 3
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 12 0 0
32 Harris, David ? ? 0 1 22 18 4 5 0 1 4
12 Hynes, Gordon ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 3 0 1 2
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 3 2 29 26 3 10 1 6 2
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 1 15 6 9 4 0 1 3
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 1 0 26 21 5 10 16 4 3
39 Patterson, Pat ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 1 0 1 3
7 Primmer, Barry ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 3 0 3 1
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 7 0 1 5
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 2 3 29 19 10 15 1 1 1
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 3 0 3 1
31 Smith, Phil ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 4 0 5 2
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 6 2 2 1
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 2 3 8 6 2 4 0 2 0
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 2 15 10 5 3 0 0 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 16 310 247 63 96 34 36 38

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