1970 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1970 between Essendon and Geelong during round 5 of the 1970 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Barry Davis captained the hosts with Don McKenzie as vice-captain.
Bill Goggin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Clarke and the visitors were coached by Peter Pianto.
Essendon
B. Davis (capt.), D. McKenzie (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, R. Close, G. Crouch, P. Daniel, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, B. Greenwood, D. Gross, W. Headlam, B. Lake, E. Lake, G. Perry, P. Sproule, I. Stevenson, L. Stillman, D. Tassell, J. Williams
Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), G. Ainsworth, T. Colley, T. Farman, K. Gladman, I. Hampshire, J. Kline, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, S. Palfreyman, T. Polinelli, G. Reid, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens, H. Strahan, D. Wade, J. Wright
Essendon (9.14.68) were defeated by Geelong (14.4.88).
Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Gross (3), G. Perry (2), B. Davis, W. Headlam, P. Sproule, I. Stevenson
Geelong: D. Wade (5), B. Goggin (3), K. Gladman (2), T. Farman, K. Newland, T. Polinelli, G. Rosenow
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder 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 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1970
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,088
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 1 | 13 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 4 | 14 | . | 4 | (88) |
| Margin | GEEL by 10 | ESSE by 1 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
Peter Pianto
(Geelong)
Captains:
Barry Davis
(Essendon),
Bill Goggin
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Don McKenzie
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Artso
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Crouch, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Gosper, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Greenwood, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | Gross, Don | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 40 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Lake, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | Perry, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Sproule, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Stevenson, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | Stillman, Les | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | Tassell, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 14 | 264 | 223 | 41 | 46 | 14 | 60 | 39 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ainsworth, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Colley, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Farman, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Gladman, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Kline, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Palfreyman, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Reid, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | Rosenow, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 26 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Strahan, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Wright, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 4 | 312 | 250 | 62 | 51 | 45 | 39 | 60 | |||