1970 VFL Round 9: South Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1970 between South Melbourne and Geelong during round 9 of the 1970 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Geelong at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. Bill Goggin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Peter Pianto.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, S. Bennett, G. Brice, R. Cook, R. Gleeson, T. Haenen, P. Harrison, G. Jacobs, G. Lambert, T. Leahy, R. Luke, H. McAuliffe, D. McLeish, J. Pitura, J. Sudholz, W. Walsh, F. Way, G. Williams

Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, T. Farman, K. Gladman, I. Hampshire, J. Kline, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, G. Reid, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, P. Smith, P. Stevens, H. Strahan, D. Wade

South Melbourne (19.14.128) defeated Geelong (10.18.78).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: G. Williams (6), H. McAuliffe (4), J. Sudholz (3), K. Baskin (2), P. Bedford, G. Brice, R. Cook, B. Skilton
Geelong: B. Ryan (3), D. Wade (3), G. Andrews (2), I. Nankervis, P. Smith

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: South Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 30 May 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 19,793

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 19.14.128 - 10.18.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 5 . 4 12 . 8 16 . 12 19 . 14 19 . 14 (128)
Geelong 3 . 6 6 . 9 9 . 9 10 . 18 10 . 18 (78)
Margin SMLB by 10 SMLB by 35 SMLB by 45 SMLB by 50 SMLB by 50
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (South Melbourne), Peter Pianto (Geelong)
Captains: Bob Skilton (South Melbourne), Bill Goggin (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Artso

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baskin, Keith ? ? 2 2 20 18 2 3 0 3 5
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 1 2 30 17 13 4 0 3 1
31 Bennett, Stuart ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 1 0 15 11 4 3 0 2 6
17 Cook, Russell ? ? 1 1 25 22 3 8 0 2 3
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
8 Haenen, Tony ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 2 0 1 1
18 Harrison, Paul ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 1 1 1
15 Jacobs, Graeme ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 2 0 3 0
33 Lambert, Greg ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 1 0
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 1 2 3
37 Luke, Richard ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 3 2
25 McAuliffe, Haydn ? ? 4 1 36 31 5 3 0 8 7
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 18 11 7 2 0 0 4
21 Pitura, John ? ? 0 0 28 20 8 3 0 3 1
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 1 3 24 18 6 3 0 4 2
20 Sudholz, John ? ? 3 3 13 10 3 6 3 3 3
10 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 1 2
30 Way, Fred ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 5 21 0 3
44 Williams, Gary ? ? 6 0 20 15 5 5 0 0 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 19 14 310 236 74 59 26 40 46

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 0 2 1
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 2 5 25 23 2 8 1 4 4
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 0 0 2 3
18 Gladman, Ken ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 2
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 0 2 23 18 5 1 0 3 2
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 7 10 0 3
21 Kline, Jeff ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 0 1 1
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 1 15 11 4 2 0 4 4
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 1 5 29 27 2 2 0 6 3
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 0 1 16 9 7 7 3 0 4
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 4 12 1 2
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 4 0 3 2
29 Reid, Gordon ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 3 0 7 2
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 3 0 24 17 7 4 0 1 1
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 2 0 6 3
31 Smith, Phil ? ? 1 1 10 6 4 2 1 1 1
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 3 1
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 0 2 1
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 3 1 7 5 2 4 0 1 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 10 18 306 245 61 61 27 47 40

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