1971 VFL Round 13: Geelong v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1971 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 13 of the 1971 VFL season. Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Bill Goggin captained the hosts. Bob Skilton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill McMaster and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), R. Blake, D. Clarke, W. Closter, T. Farman, T. Gilmore, D. Harris, J. Kline, G. Linke, B. Nankervis, S. Newman, S. Palfreyman, G. Reid, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, D. Stephenson, H. Strahan, D. Wade, M. Woolnough, W. Yates

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Baskin, P. Bedford, G. Brice, B. Davis, R. Doyle, R. Gleeson, S. Hoffman, E. Hug, R. McHenry, D. McLeish, N. Miller, J. Murphy, S. Officer, J. Pitura, J. Prentice, R. Quade, J. Rantall, G. Robertson, W. Walsh

Geelong (13.9.87) defeated South Melbourne (9.12.66).

Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Ryan (3), D. Wade (3), D. Stephenson (2), R. Blake, D. Clarke, B. Goggin, D. Harris, J. Kline
South Melbourne: S. Hoffman (2), P. Bedford, G. Brice, R. Doyle, R. McHenry, N. Miller, J. Prentice, R. Quade

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and South Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Geelong v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 June 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 11,222

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. South Melbourne
Score: 13.9.87 - 9.12.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 3 7 . 5 9 . 6 13 . 9 13 . 9 (87)
South Melbourne 1 . 1 3 . 5 5 . 11 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Margin GEEL by 14 GEEL by 24 GEEL by 19 GEEL by 21 GEEL by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Marks

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 1 0 9 9 0 6 4 2 1
14 Clarke, David ? ? 1 0 27 26 1 11 0 5 1
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 8 0 2 1
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 1 1
24 Gilmore, Tony ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 6 0 1 1
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 1 2 23 16 7 0 0 2 1
32 Harris, David ? ? 1 0 12 11 1 3 0 5 2
36 Kline, Jeff ? ? 1 0 6 6 0 1 0 3 1
34 Linke, Graeme ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 7 0 2 1
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 3 0 2 1
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 5 6 1 2
2 Palfreyman, Stewart ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 5 0 1 1
29 Reid, Gordon ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 5 0 4 2
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 3 1 27 22 5 17 1 1 1
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 4 0 4 1
20 Stephenson, Doug ? ? 2 1 13 12 1 4 0 1 2
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 6 0 1 2
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 3 2 12 10 2 8 0 1 2
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 1 24 21 3 4 0 3 4
39 Yates, Warwick ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 9 308 255 53 108 11 42 29

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
4 Baskin, Keith ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 5 1 4 2
11 Bedford, Peter ? ? 1 1 22 17 5 8 0 2 3
7 Brice, Gary ? ? 1 5 17 13 4 2 0 1 0
37 Davis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 8 0 2 1
28 Doyle, Robert ? ? 1 0 11 7 4 2 19 4 4
27 Gleeson, Reg ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 6 0 1 4
26 Hoffman, Steve ? ? 2 3 20 14 6 2 0 0 4
2 Hug, Ernie ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 3 5 0 1
36 McHenry, Russell ? ? 1 2 15 13 2 3 0 0 2
29 McLeish, David ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 0 0 1
13 Miller, Neville ? ? 1 0 7 5 2 0 0 1 1
6 Murphy, John ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 3 0 1 3
3 Officer, Stephen ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 1
21 Pitura, John ? ? 0 0 22 18 4 9 0 4 2
19 Prentice, Jim ? ? 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 Quade, Ricky ? ? 1 0 21 18 3 9 0 2 3
5 Rantall, John ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 4 0 0 3
34 Robertson, Garry ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 1 0 4 2
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 1 0
10 Walsh, Wayne ? ? 0 1 24 22 2 3 0 1 5
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 12 281 227 54 73 25 29 42

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