1970 VFL Round 3: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1970 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round 3 of the 1970 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at VFL 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, B. Baker, N. Brown, R. Crow, D. Herrod, C. Hobbs, G. Lazarus, I. McCrae, H. Merrigan, J. Murphy, J. Newnham, D. Peoples, L. Robertson, A. Ruscuklic, P. Shanahan, G. Shearer, B. Sykes, A. Thompson, N. Zunneberg

Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, W. Closter, T. Farman, I. Hampshire, D. Harris, K. Higgins, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, S. Palfreyman, G. Reid, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens, H. Strahan, D. Wade, J. Wright

Fitzroy (7.11.53) were defeated by Geelong (17.12.114).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: G. Lazarus (2), J. Murphy (2), R. Crow, D. Peoples, A. Ruscuklic
Geelong: D. Wade (7), I. Nankervis (4), G. Andrews (2), J. Wright (2), B. Goggin, K. Newland

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 18 April 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 25,887

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Geelong
Score: 7.11.53 - 17.12.114

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 4 1 . 7 3 . 7 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Geelong 5 . 2 9 . 7 15 . 12 17 . 12 17 . 12 (114)
Margin GEEL by 22 GEEL by 48 GEEL by 77 GEEL by 61 GEEL by 61
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
3 Andrews, Mike ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 0 0 2 0
6 Baker, Bruce ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Brown, Norm ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 14 3 0
32 Crow, Russell ? ? 1 0 14 12 2 9 8 3 0
19 Herrod, Darryl ? ? 0 0 25 17 8 6 0 2 2
25 Hobbs, Colin ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 3 0 2 2
31 Lazarus, Gary ? ? 2 0 12 11 1 6 0 2 0
7 McCrae, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 1 0
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 1 25 22 3 7 0 0 2
5 Murphy, John ? ? 2 3 22 21 1 4 0 2 2
1 Murray, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 4 2 1 0
20 Newnham, John ? ? 0 1 21 12 9 1 0 4 1
16 Peoples, Daryl ? ? 1 2 11 8 3 2 0 1 5
18 Robertson, Leigh ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 5 0 7 2
13 Ruscuklic, Alex ? ? 1 0 13 11 2 6 0 1 0
28 Shanahan, Paul ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 4 0 0 1
29 Shearer, Graeme ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 5 0 3 1
24 Sykes, Bill ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 4 0 4 1
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 2 0 3 2
11 Zunneberg, Noel ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 4 0 2 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 7 11 299 240 59 75 24 43 23

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 1 2
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 2 1 22 21 1 11 1 1 2
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 26 22 4 8 0 1 0
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 1
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 1 1 22 18 4 4 0 0 4
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 7 12 0 2
32 Harris, David ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 0 0 2 0
14 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 4 1 36 28 8 8 0 4 4
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 1 12 10 2 1 4 0 6
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 4 14 0 1
2 Palfreyman, Stewart ? ? 0 2 21 16 5 3 0 0 2
29 Reid, Gordon ? ? 0 0 24 21 3 8 0 1 3
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 3 1 4 5
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 0 2 28 19 9 11 0 1 5
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 7 1 2 1
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 0 2
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 5 0 4 2
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 7 4 11 11 0 7 0 1 1
12 Wright, Jim ? ? 2 0 9 7 2 4 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 17 12 324 262 62 98 33 23 43

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