1972 VFL Round 19: Geelong v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1972 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 19 of the 1972 VFL season. Geelong hosted Melbourne at Kardinia Park. Doug Wade captained the hosts. Frank Davis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill McMaster and the visitors were coached by Ian Ridley.

Geelong
D. Wade (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, D. Barkley, D. Clarke, W. Closter, T. Evans, I. Hampshire, G. Lindquist, G. Linke, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, B. Ryan, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, P. Stephens, P. Stevens, R. Whatman, M. Woolnough

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, R. Biffin, B. Bourke, R. Brewer, P. Callery, J. Clennett, G. Hardeman, S. Kerley, J. Letcher, R. McKenzie, G. Molloy, G. Osborne, G. Parke, H. Ritterman, T. Rollinson, T. Sullivan, G. Wells, P. Williamson, P. Yeo

Geelong (11.19.85) were defeated by Melbourne (21.16.142).

Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Clarke (2), P. Sarah (2), D. Wade (2), R. Whatman (2), G. Andrews, K. Newland, B. Ryan
Melbourne: G. Parke (7), P. Callery (3), G. Osborne (3), J. Clennett (2), G. Hardeman (2), G. Wells (2), R. Brewer, G. Molloy

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 10th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFL Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Geelong v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 12 August 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 12,716

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Melbourne
Score: 11.19.85 - 21.16.142

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 2 2 . 10 4 . 12 11 . 19 11 . 19 (85)
Melbourne 5 . 3 13 . 4 19 . 10 21 . 16 21 . 16 (142)
Margin MELB by 25 MELB by 60 MELB by 88 MELB by 57 MELB by 57
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill McMaster (Geelong), Ian Ridley (Melbourne)
Captains: Doug Wade (Geelong), Frank Davis (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Artso

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 7 0 2 0
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 1 1 17 15 2 5 1 2 4
5 Barkley, David ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0
14 Clarke, David ? ? 2 1 22 22 0 13 0 3 1
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 26 24 2 5 0 4 1
11 Evans, Tim ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 5 0 2 0
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 8 17 2 0
8 Lindquist, Greg ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 2 0 1 0
34 Linke, Graeme ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 1 0 0 3
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 0 4 38 34 4 5 0 6 1
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 2 17 9 8 8 1 0 4
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 6 4 2 1 3 3 4
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 1 0 8 5 3 3 0 2 3
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 2 3 11 10 1 4 0 1 1
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 8 1
18 Stephens, Peter ? ? 0 1 9 9 0 8 0 2 1
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 0 1 1
23 Wade, Doug (c) ? ? 2 4 7 6 1 4 0 1 2
19 Whatman, Robert ? ? 2 1 5 5 0 0 0 2 0
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 0 19 18 1 3 0 4 4
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 19 278 238 40 88 22 47 31

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 1 20 17 3 11 0 4 2
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 5 0 1 1
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 0 0 2
27 Brewer, Ross ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 3 0 1 2
35 Callery, Paul ? ? 3 2 33 32 1 4 0 2 3
34 Clennett, John ? ? 2 0 10 8 2 7 19 1 3
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 4 0 4 3
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 2 0 17 11 6 5 0 0 3
41 Kerley, Stephen ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 2 2 2
30 Letcher, John ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 4 0 2 0
2 McKenzie, Robert ? ? 0 2 19 18 1 2 0 1 2
21 Molloy, Graham ? ? 1 2 9 7 2 2 0 1 2
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 3 0 10 8 2 3 6 2 5
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 7 3 16 15 1 13 0 1 4
45 Ritterman, Henry ? ? 0 1 16 16 0 6 0 1 2
3 Rollinson, Trevor ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 0 2
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 3 6
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 2 2 30 27 3 9 0 5 2
54 Williamson, Peter ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yeo, Peter ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 21 16 267 239 28 89 27 31 47

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