1974 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 6 April 1974 between Footscray and Geelong during round 1 of the 1974 VFL season. Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval. Laurie Sandilands captained the hosts. Sam Newman captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Rose and the visitors were coached by Graham Farmer.

Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), G. Austin, G. Casey, Daryl Collins, Dennis Collins, C. Dell, G. Dempsey, A. Gallagher, G. Jennings, S. Magee, I. Morrison, M. O'Halloran, G. Parke, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Rasmussen, B. Round, I. Salmon, P. Welsh, T. Wilkins

Geelong
S. Newman (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, M. Browne, R. Browne, W. Closter, L. Crawford, L. Donohue, I. Hampshire, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, C. Lynch, K. Miller, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, J. Preen, P. Sarah, P. Stevens, M. Woolnough

Footscray (16.14.110) defeated Geelong (9.11.65).

Goalkickers
Footscray: P. Welsh (5), L. Sandilands (3), A. Gallagher (2), G. Parke (2), G. Jennings, M. O'Halloran, I. Rasmussen, I. Salmon
Geelong: L. Donohue (2), J. Preen (2), P. Sarah (2), I. Hampshire, I. Nankervis, K. Newland

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1974 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Footscray v Geelong
Date: Saturday 6 April 1974
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 15,204

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Geelong
Score: 16.14.110 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 4 . 7 6 . 8 10 . 12 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
Geelong 1 . 0 6 . 9 7 . 10 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin FOOT by 25 GEEL by 1 FOOT by 20 FOOT by 45 FOOT by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Rose (Footscray), Graham Farmer (Geelong)
Captains: Laurie Sandilands (Footscray), Sam Newman (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Hedger

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Austin, Graeme ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 ? 0 0
10 Casey, Gordon ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 4 ? 1 1
22 Collins, Daryl ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 ? 1 3
22 Collins, Dennis ? ? 0 1 19 14 5 3 ? 3 6
12 Dell, Colin ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 4 ? 0 1
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 9 ? 3 3
17 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 2 2 30 25 5 5 ? 2 3
25 Jennings, Geoff ? ? 1 0 13 11 2 1 ? 2 2
23 Magee, Stuart ? ? 0 1 22 17 5 3 ? 1 3
39 Morrison, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 ? 0 1
5 O'Halloran, Max ? ? 1 0 7 4 3 5 ? 0 0
1 Parke, Greg ? ? 2 2 17 14 3 7 ? 5 1
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 28 25 3 5 ? 4 1
2 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 3 ? 2 3
11 Rasmussen, Ivan ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 1 ? 1 0
14 Round, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 7 ? 0 2
18 Salmon, Ian ? ? 1 1 21 14 7 4 ? 1 1
9 Sandilands, Laurie (c) ? ? 3 3 12 11 1 10 ? 1 1
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 5 3 21 19 2 10 ? 2 4
38 Wilkins, Terry ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 1 ? 2 7
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 14 311 241 70 84 0+ 31 43

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 ? 1 5
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 ? 1 2
12 Browne, Mark ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 6 ? 5 0
7 Browne, Ricky ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 1 ? 2 3
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 5 ? 0 0
32 Crawford, Leigh ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 5 ? 0 2
23 Donohue, Larry ? ? 2 1 5 4 1 1 ? 1 1
22 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 1 2 12 9 3 8 ? 2 2
26 Hawkins, Jack ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 1 ? 3 2
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 1 17 15 2 3 ? 5 3
31 Lynch, Chris ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 ? 2 1
18 Miller, Keith ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 ? 0 0
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 22 15 7 1 ? 7 0
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 1 1 19 15 4 1 ? 3 3
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 1 21 12 9 5 ? 1 2
17 Newman, Sam (c) ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 4 ? 2 3
38 Preen, John ? ? 2 0 10 10 0 1 ? 1 0
13 Sarah, Paul ? ? 2 2 19 17 2 2 ? 5 1
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 1 7 7 0 2 ? 0 0
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 2 ? 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 9 11 254 201 53 56 0+ 43 31

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