1971 VFL Round 1: Geelong v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 3 April 1971 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1971 VFL season.
Geelong hosted St Kilda at Kardinia Park.
Bill Goggin captained the hosts.
Ross Smith captained the visitors with Bob Murray as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill McMaster and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.
Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), D. Clarke, W. Closter, T. Colley, P. Evans, T. Farman, I. Hampshire, D. Harris, C. Mitchell, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Palfreyman, T. Polinelli, G. Reid, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, P. Stephens, P. Stevens, D. Wade, P. Walker
St Kilda
R. Smith (capt.), B. Murray (vice-capt.), B. Barrot, J. Bonney, B. Breen, G. Colling, A. Davis, R. Galt, B. Lawrence, J. McIntosh, B. Mynott, K. Neale, J. O'Dea, T. Payze, S. Rae, K. Smythe, J. Stephens, S. Theodore, S. Trott, G. Ward
Geelong (8.9.57) were defeated by St Kilda (21.25.151).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Ryan (3), D. Wade (3), D. Clarke, B. Goggin
St Kilda: T. Payze (4), B. Barrot (3), R. Galt (3), B. Mynott (2), J. Stephens (2), S. Theodore (2), J. Bonney, B. Breen, A. Davis, R. Smith, G. Ward
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 11th on the ladder and St Kilda were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 3 April 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
20,771
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 17 | 21 | . | 25 | 21 | . | 25 | (151) |
| Margin | GEEL by 16 | STKL by 23 | STKL by 46 | STKL by 94 | STKL by 94 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill McMaster
(Geelong),
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Bill Goggin
(Geelong),
Ross Smith
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Bob Murray
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Sutcliffe,
E:
H. Lyons
Goal Umpire:
R. Barker
Boundary Umpire:
J. Bigelow
Umpire Replacement:
H. Lyons replaced J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | Colley, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Evans, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Farman, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Harris, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 27 | Mitchell, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Palfreyman, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Reid, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Walker, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 9 | 226 | 192 | 34 | 72 | 22 | 40 | 36 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Barrot, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | Bonney, John | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Breen, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Colling, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Lawrence, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | McIntosh, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Murray, Bob (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Mynott, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Neale, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | O'Dea, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Payze, Travis | ? | ? | 4 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Rae, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Smith, Ross (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Smythe, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Stephens, John | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Theodore, Stephen | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Trott, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 35 | Ward, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 21 | 25 | 288 | 242 | 46 | 65 | 26 | 36 | 40 | |||