1971 VFL Round 16: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1971 between Geelong and Essendon during round 16 of the 1971 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
Bill Goggin captained the hosts.
In the absence of Barry Davis, vice-captain John Williams captained the visitors with Charlie Payne as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill McMaster and the visitors were coached by Johnny Birt.
Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), R. Adams, R. Blake, D. Clarke, W. Closter, P. Evans, T. Gilmore, D. Harris, J. Kline, G. Linke, P. Linke, S. Palfreyman, G. Reid, J. Scarlett, P. Stephens, D. Stephenson, H. Strahan, D. Wade, M. Woolnough, W. Yates
Essendon
J. Williams (capt.), C. Payne (vice-capt.), S. Barclay, G. Blethyn, J. Cassin, R. Close, P. Daniel, N. Fields, K. Fletcher, D. Gerlach, A. Graco, G. Grainger, W. Headlam, K. Hogan, E. Lake, D. McKenzie, A. Noonan, G. Parkes, I. Payne, G. Schultz
Geelong (13.7.85) were defeated by Essendon (16.18.114).
Goalkickers
Geelong: W. Closter (3), R. Adams (2), J. Kline (2), D. Wade (2), D. Clarke, B. Goggin, P. Stephens, D. Stephenson
Essendon: A. Noonan (5), G. Schultz (3), J. Cassin (2), P. Daniel (2), G. Blethyn, R. Close, N. Fields, K. Hogan
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 17 July 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
9,012
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 1 | 10 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Essendon | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 18 | 16 | . | 18 | (114) |
| Margin | ESSE by 28 | GEEL by 6 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill McMaster
(Geelong),
Johnny Birt
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill Goggin
(Geelong),
John Williams
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Charlie Payne
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Jolley
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Adams, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Blake, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Evans, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Gilmore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Harris, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 36 | Kline, Jeff | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | Linke, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Linke, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Palfreyman, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Reid, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Stephens, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Stephenson, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Strahan, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Yates, Warwick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 7 | 270 | 235 | 35 | 53 | 16 | 48 | 41 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Barclay, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Blethyn, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 42 | Cassin, John | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Close, Robin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 28 | Daniel, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | Fields, Neville | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Gerlach, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | Graco, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Grainger, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Headlam, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Hogan, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 38 | Lake, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Noonan, Alan | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Parkes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie (avc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Payne, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Schultz, Graeme | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Williams, John (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 18 | 299 | 234 | 65 | 69 | 32 | 41 | 48 | |||