1971 VFL Round 20: Geelong v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1971 between Geelong and North Melbourne during round 20 of the 1971 VFL season. Geelong hosted North Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Bill Goggin captained the hosts. Barry Goodingham captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill McMaster and the visitors were coached by Brian Dixon.

Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), R. Adams, R. Blake, D. Clarke, W. Closter, P. Evans, T. Evans, T. Farman, I. Hampshire, D. Harris, J. Kline, G. Linke, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Palfreyman, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, R. Stokes, H. Strahan, D. Wade

North Melbourne
B. Goodingham (capt.), P. Baker, D. Dench, V. Doolan, P. Feltham, K. Greig, B. Hall, K. Haywood, J. Hopgood, G. Joseph, S. Kekovich, S. Mitchell, B. Mulvihill, B. Nunn, J. Perry, D. Pretty, P. Ryan, J. Scholes, R. Smith, R. Taylor

Geelong (24.7.151) defeated North Melbourne (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (13), B. Ryan (7), D. Clarke (2), B. Goggin, R. Stokes
North Melbourne: R. Smith (3), B. Mulvihill (2), D. Dench, J. Hopgood, S. Kekovich, S. Mitchell, J. Perry, P. Ryan

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 11th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Geelong v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 14 August 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 12,085

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. North Melbourne
Score: 24.7.151 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 1 12 . 2 16 . 6 24 . 7 24 . 7 (151)
North Melbourne 3 . 3 6 . 4 9 . 5 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin GEEL by 10 GEEL by 34 GEEL by 43 GEEL by 75 GEEL by 75
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill McMaster (Geelong), Brian Dixon (North Melbourne)
Captains: Bill Goggin (Geelong), Barry Goodingham (North 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 2 10 7 3 3 12 1 2
14 Clarke, David ? ? 2 1 31 27 4 11 0 4 2
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 25 25 0 9 0 3 3
5 Evans, Phil ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 4 1 1 0
11 Evans, Tim ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 7 0 1 1
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 1 2 18 15 3 4 0 0 3
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 6 7 0 0
32 Harris, David ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 7 1 3 2
36 Kline, Jeff ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 0 0 0 3
34 Linke, Graeme ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 0 3 2
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 0 24 17 7 2 0 1 2
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 0 0 16 6 10 3 3 3 5
2 Palfreyman, Stewart ? ? 0 0 22 19 3 4 0 5 3
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 7 0 32 26 6 18 0 3 6
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 6 0 3 1
7 Stokes, Rod ? ? 1 0 22 17 5 4 0 0 4
28 Strahan, Hugh ? ? 0 0 25 20 5 7 0 4 1
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 13 2 19 17 2 12 0 3 3
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 24 7 352 282 70 110 24 38 43

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Baker, Phil ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 2 3
23 Dench, David ? ? 1 0 19 16 3 2 1 6 4
52 Doolan, Vin ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 3 0 3 3
18 Feltham, Paul ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 4 0 2 1
10 Goodingham, Barry (c) ? ? 0 1 14 8 6 8 14 1 3
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 0 3 0
31 Hall, Brian ? ? 0 1 7 5 2 1 0 1 1
3 Haywood, Kerry ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 6 0 6 1
1 Hopgood, Jeff ? ? 1 1 7 6 1 4 2 1 2
33 Joseph, Glenn ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 4 0 1 6
4 Kekovich, Sam ? ? 1 1 11 8 3 2 0 2 5
49 Mitchell, Stan ? ? 1 1 21 18 3 8 1 1 1
32 Mulvihill, Brian ? ? 2 1 14 11 3 7 0 2 1
48 Nunn, Bill ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 1 0 4 2
21 Perry, John ? ? 1 0 21 18 3 7 0 1 3
9 Pretty, David ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 0 0 1 0
19 Ryan, Phil ? ? 1 0 11 7 4 5 3 1 0
5 Scholes, John ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
26 Smith, Rob ? ? 3 3 21 17 4 9 0 1 2
2 Taylor, Ray ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 3 0 4 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 10 282 217 65 78 21 43 38

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