1969 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong "hosted" Richmond at the 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 (7.7.49) were defeated by Richmond (25.17.167).

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: First Semi Final
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

Geelong

Captain: Bill Goggin
Coach: Peter Pianto

Richmond

Captain: Roger Dean
Coach: Tom Hafey

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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