1970 VFL Round 18: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1970 between Geelong and Richmond during round 18 of the 1970 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at VFL Park. 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, W. Closter, T. Colley, P. Evans, T. Farman, I. Hampshire, P. Linke, I. Nankervis, S. Palfreyman, T. Polinelli, G. Reid, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, D. Stephenson, P. Stevens, H. Strahan, D. Wade

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

Geelong (13.10.88) defeated Richmond (8.13.61).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Ryan (5), G. Andrews (2), T. Polinelli (2), D. Wade (2), P. Evans, B. Goggin
Richmond: R. Hunt (3), R. Boyanich (2), R. Dean, E. Moore, J. Northey

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 5th on the ladder and Richmond remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 1 August 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 26,501

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Richmond
Score: 13.10.88 - 8.13.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 4 5 . 4 10 . 10 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Richmond 3 . 1 4 . 8 6 . 9 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Margin GEEL by 15 GEEL by 2 GEEL by 25 GEEL by 27 GEEL by 27
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 ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 3 0 5 0
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 2 1 29 27 2 15 2 3 3
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 22 22 0 4 0 3 1
38 Colley, Tim ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Evans, Phil ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 4 3 1 0
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 1 15 11 4 5 2 1 2
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 1 0 26 22 4 9 0 0 1
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 8 12 2 4
37 Linke, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 4 0 1 1
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 1 20 17 3 6 0 6 4
2 Palfreyman, Stewart ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 2 1 22 21 1 8 0 3 2
29 Reid, Gordon ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 4 0 2 3
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 1 0 4
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 5 2 24 22 2 11 2 1 3
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 2 1 2 2
20 Stephenson, Doug ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 5 0 0 0
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 1 11 8 3 2 0 4 0
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 1 1
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 2 2 7 6 1 3 0 0 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 10 297 259 38 94 23 35 35

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 0 1 23 18 5 4 0 2 5
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 0 0 22 22 0 0 0 5 0
16 Beard, Colin ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 13 0 1 2
44 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 2 0 1 2
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 1 21 16 5 10 1 1 4
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 0 0 2
19 Boyanich, Ray ? ? 2 1 18 14 4 6 12 1 1
27 Burgin, Graham ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 1 1
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 1 19 18 1 3 0 2 1
41 Cloke, Peter ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 1 3 26 21 5 7 0 4 5
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 5 26 3 2
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 3 2 13 9 4 4 0 2 2
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 1 0 16 14 2 4 0 4 4
9 Northey, John ? ? 1 0 14 10 4 3 0 0 1
52 Owen, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 3 0 2 0
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 2 0
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 0 3 12 9 3 3 1 2 1
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 4 0 2 2
26 Smythe, Keith ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 13 289 228 61 77 40 35 35

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