1969 VFL Semi Final 1: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1969 between Geelong and Richmond in the first semi final of the 1969 VFL season. Geelong "hosted" Richmond at MCG. Bill Goggin captained the hosts. Roger Dean captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Peter Pianto and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

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

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, C. Beard, G. Bond, F. Bourke, M. Bowden, B. Brown, G. Burgin, D. Clay, M. Green, R. Hart, R. Hunt, E. Moore, J. Northey, I. Owen, B. Richardson, J. Ronaldson, K. Sheedy, G. Strang

Geelong (7.7.49) were defeated by Richmond (25.17.167).

Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (5), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews
Richmond: E. Moore (6), F. Bourke (4), K. Bartlett (3), B. Brown (2), M. Green (2), J. Northey (2), B. Barrot, M. Bowden, D. Clay, R. Dean, R. Hunt, J. Ronaldson

As a result of this match, Geelong were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Richmond faced Collingwood in the preliminary final.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 6 September 1969
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 101,233

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Richmond
Score: 7.7.49 - 25.17.167

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 1 2 . 4 3 . 6 7 . 7 7 . 7 (49)
Richmond 8 . 3 14 . 7 20 . 11 25 . 17 25 . 17 (167)
Margin RICH by 38 RICH by 75 RICH by 107 RICH by 118 RICH by 118
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Peter Pianto (Geelong), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: Bill Goggin (Geelong), Roger Dean (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 1 0 20 17 3 5 0 2 2
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 1 0 14 13 1 7 0 2 2
19 Davies, John ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 0
18 Gladman, Ken ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 2 0 6 2
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 2 0 3 3
21 Graham, Ricky ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 3 0 1 1
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 2 6 4 2 3 11 1 1
32 Harris, David ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 3 0 1 2
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 2 0 3 4
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 3 4 1 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 5 11 3 1
7 Primmer, Barry ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 1
29 Reid, Gordon ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 3 0 5 1
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 5 0 1 4
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 0 0 24 20 4 12 1 1 3
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 1 1 6 0
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 0 0 1
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 4 0 4 1
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 5 2 10 7 3 4 0 2 3
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 0 2 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 7 7 274 222 52 70 28 46 37

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 1 4 35 33 2 15 0 3 1
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 3 2 23 23 0 4 0 2 2
16 Beard, Colin ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 5 0 2 2
44 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 1 5 4 1 2 0 0 1
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 4 1 19 18 1 4 0 2 1
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 1 0 16 9 7 4 0 0 3
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 2 0 18 13 5 1 0 3 2
27 Burgin, Graham ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 4 0 2 8
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 1 0 26 25 1 8 0 3 4
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 1 1 22 19 3 6 0 3 6
37 Green, Mike ? ? 2 0 22 13 9 17 16 1 0
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 0 1 32 28 4 11 0 6 3
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 2 3 0 1
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 6 2 16 12 4 8 0 0 3
9 Northey, John ? ? 2 2 12 10 2 3 0 1 0
52 Owen, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 0 0 0 2
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 0
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 1 0 9 8 1 2 6 2 5
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 4 0 6 0
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 8 0 1 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 25 17 342 292 50 110 25 37 46

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