1971 VFL Round 8: Geelong v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1971 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1971 VFL season. Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Bill Goggin captained the hosts. Barry Bourke captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill McMaster and the visitors were coached by Ian Ridley.

Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), R. Adams, D. Clarke, W. Closter, P. Evans, T. Farman, I. Hampshire, D. Harris, P. Linke, S. McCarthy, K. Newland, S. Palfreyman, T. Polinelli, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens, H. Strahan, D. Wade, M. Woolnough, W. Yates

Melbourne
B. Bourke (capt.), S. Alves, R. Biffin, L. Burgmann, P. Callery, D. Clark, J. Gallus, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, G. Lakes, R. McKenzie, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, T. Rollinson, P. Sinclair, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, P. Weekes, G. Wells

Geelong (10.12.72) were defeated by Melbourne (14.22.106).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Ryan (3), D. Harris (2), D. Wade (2), B. Goggin, P. Stevens, H. Strahan
Melbourne: J. Gallus (3), G. Wells (3), P. Callery (2), P. Keenan (2), J. Townsend (2), B. Bourke, G. Molloy

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 11th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Geelong v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 22 May 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 20,247

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Melbourne
Score: 10.12.72 - 14.22.106

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 2 5 . 7 7 . 9 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Melbourne 3 . 6 6 . 9 9 . 16 14 . 22 14 . 22 (106)
Margin GEEL by 2 MELB by 8 MELB by 19 MELB by 34 MELB by 34
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill McMaster (Geelong), Ian Ridley (Melbourne)
Captains: Bill Goggin (Geelong), Barry Bourke (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
9 Adams, Robert ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 3 0 1 2
14 Clarke, David ? ? 0 2 13 11 2 1 0 1 0
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 6 1 2 3
5 Evans, Phil ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 2 0 1
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 1 0 2 0
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 1 0 18 15 3 2 0 4 1
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 7 17 2 1
32 Harris, David ? ? 2 2 18 16 2 3 0 3 4
37 Linke, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 1 0 0 2
8 McCarthy, Shane ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 0 2
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 3 4 4 2
2 Palfreyman, Stewart ? ? 0 0 21 20 1 8 0 2 5
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 6 0 1 1
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 3 2 21 17 4 8 1 2 1
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 6 0 2 2
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 1 0 13 12 1 4 4 5 0
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 2 3 10 6 4 2 1 2 3
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 1 21 18 3 5 0 3 1
39 Yates, Warwick ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 12 279 216 63 69 30 36 32

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 4 31 26 5 2 0 2 3
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 1 0 2 2
14 Bourke, Barry (c) ? ? 1 2 15 13 2 5 0 3 2
10 Burgmann, Lloyd ? ? 0 1 16 11 5 4 0 3 4
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 2 4 26 18 8 1 0 3 2
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 1 25 23 2 2 0 4 0
5 Gallus, John ? ? 3 2 7 7 0 6 5 0 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 4 0 2 2
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 2 0 8 8 0 4 22 2 1
9 Lakes, George ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 0 0 1
2 McKenzie, Robert ? ? 0 1 24 19 5 5 0 3 5
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 1 1 23 16 7 9 0 2 6
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 0 1 18 10 8 13 0 1 1
3 Rollinson, Trevor ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 0 0 0
23 Sinclair, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 0 1
16 Townsend, John ? ? 2 4 20 19 1 3 0 2 1
25 Weekes, Peter ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 2
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 3 1 23 20 3 5 0 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 14 22 288 234 54 71 27 32 36

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