1971 VFL Round 9: North Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1971 between North Melbourne and Geelong during round 9 of the 1971 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Geelong at Arden Street Oval.
Barry Goodingham captained the hosts.
Bill Goggin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brian Dixon and the visitors were coached by Bill McMaster.
North Melbourne
B. Goodingham (capt.), G. Cowton, D. Dench, M. Dowdle, D. Farrant, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, K. Greig, L. Groenewegen, B. Hall, K. Haywood, S. Kekovich, K. Montgomery, B. Mulvihill, D. Pagan, R. Peterson, P. Ryan, R. Smith, R. Taylor, M. Wood
Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), R. Adams, R. Blake, P. Brown, D. Clarke, W. Closter, P. Evans, T. Farman, T. Gilmore, I. Hampshire, D. Harris, R. Haynes, P. Linke, K. Newland, S. Palfreyman, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, H. Strahan, D. Wade, M. Woolnough
North Melbourne (16.28.124) defeated Geelong (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: R. Peterson (7), S. Kekovich (4), D. Farrant (2), M. Dowdle, R. Smith, M. Wood
Geelong: B. Ryan (7), D. Wade (7), K. Newland, M. Woolnough
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
7,365
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Geelong
Score:
16.28.124 - 16.13.109
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 18 | 9 | . | 19 | 16 | . | 28 | 16 | . | 28 | (124) |
| Geelong | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | GEEL by 26 | NMLB by 5 | GEEL by 5 | NMLB by 15 | NMLB by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brian Dixon
(North Melbourne),
Bill McMaster
(Geelong)
Captains:
Barry Goodingham
(North Melbourne),
Bill Goggin
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Hayes
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Dench, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Dowdle, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Farrant, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 6 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | Groenewegen, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Hall, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Haywood, Kerry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Montgomery, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Mulvihill, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Pagan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Peterson, Robert | ? | ? | 7 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | Ryan, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Smith, Rob | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Taylor, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Wood, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 28 | 332 | 258 | 74 | 75 | 30 | 49 | 36 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Adams, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Evans, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Farman, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Gilmore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | Harris, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | Haynes, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Linke, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Palfreyman, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 7 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Strahan, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 7 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | 275 | 225 | 50 | 71 | 22 | 36 | 49 | |||