1973 VFL Round 6: Geelong v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1973 between Geelong and Footscray during round 6 of the 1973 VFL season. Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park. Geoff Ainsworth captained the hosts. David Thorpe captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Graham Farmer and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.

Geelong
G. Ainsworth (capt.), D. Barkley, W. Closter, G. Davidson, H. Davis, T. Evans, T. Farman, T. Gilmore, I. Hampshire, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Linke, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, S. Newman, I. Russell, J. Scarlett, P. Stephens, P. Stevens

Footscray
D. Thorpe (capt.), G. Austin, G. Baker, L. Bartlett, C. Boyd, G. Casey, D. Collins, G. Cook, H. Frei, A. Gallagher, G. Gingell, S. Magee, G. Merrington, S. Power, L. Rippon, I. Salmon, L. Sandilands, G. Simmons, P. Welsh, T. Wilkins

Geelong (11.14.80) were defeated by Footscray (14.14.98).

Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Davidson (3), D. Barkley, W. Closter, H. Davis, T. Gilmore, K. Higgins, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, P. Stephens
Footscray: G. Baker (3), G. Gingell (3), A. Gallagher (2), I. Salmon (2), L. Bartlett, D. Collins, S. Magee, S. Power

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

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Geelong v Footscray
Date: Saturday 12 May 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 15,305

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Footscray
Score: 11.14.80 - 14.14.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 4 7 . 7 9 . 12 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Footscray 5 . 5 7 . 7 10 . 9 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Margin FOOT by 19 level FOOT by 3 FOOT by 18 FOOT by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Graham Farmer (Geelong), Bob Rose (Footscray)
Captains: Geoff Ainsworth (Geelong), David Thorpe (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Sutcliffe

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff (c) ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 2 0 0 2
5 Barkley, David ? ? 1 0 8 6 2 1 0 1 1
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 1 2 13 12 1 1 0 4 2
2 Davidson, Garry ? ? 3 1 10 9 1 4 0 2 0
21 Davis, Harvey ? ? 1 1 11 8 3 1 0 1 2
11 Evans, Tim ? ? 0 0 21 20 1 3 0 4 3
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 0 4
24 Gilmore, Tony ? ? 1 2 15 13 2 3 0 3 1
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 17 0 3
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 2 0 1 0
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 1 0 19 17 2 2 0 3 2
34 Linke, Graeme ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 4 0 4 3
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 1 0 3 0
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 1 4 35 26 9 4 0 5 3
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 1 6 6 0 4 0 0 3
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 20 8 12 6 13 3 3
37 Russell, Ivan ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 7 2
18 Stephens, Peter ? ? 1 2 10 10 0 6 0 0 0
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 25 21 4 7 0 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 14 261 211 50 56 30 42 34

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
31 Austin, Graeme ? ? 0 1 7 7 0 1 0 1 0
27 Baker, Garry ? ? 3 3 19 14 5 8 12 4 2
20 Bartlett, Les ? ? 1 1 15 11 4 4 0 1 3
44 Boyd, Colin ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 1 1
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 1 0 0 2
48 Collins, Dennis ? ? 1 0 11 10 1 1 0 2 1
34 Cook, Graeme ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 0 0 1 5
40 Frei, Harry ? ? 0 1 16 11 5 3 0 0 2
17 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 2 0 22 20 2 1 0 1 3
37 Gingell, Glenn ? ? 3 0 12 12 0 1 0 1 1
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 1 3 20 12 8 2 0 1 0
19 Merrington, Gary ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 1 4
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 1 0 20 20 0 4 0 2 2
11 Rippon, Laurie ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 2 0 18 12 6 4 10 1 5
9 Sandilands, Laurie ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 3 0 3 1
29 Simmons, Grant ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0
16 Thorpe, David (c) ? ? 0 3 35 24 11 3 0 5 3
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 5 0 7 2
38 Wilkins, Terry ? ? 0 1 19 14 5 2 0 2 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 14 287 229 58 48 22 34 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