1974 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1974 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 3 of the 1974 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Stan Alves captained the hosts.
Sam Newman captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Graham Farmer.
Melbourne
S. Alves (capt.), G. Baker, R. Brewer, N. Chamberlain, D. Clark, J. Clennett, M. Collins, W. Delmenico, R. Flower, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, S. Kerley, K. Moore, D. Murray, M. Owens, P. Slade, S. Smith, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells, P. Williamson
Geelong
S. Newman (capt.), G. Ainsworth, M. Browne, R. Browne, D. Clarke, W. Closter, L. Crawford, P. Doyle, I. Hampshire, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, G. Linke, K. Miller, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, K. Newland, P. Sarah, J. Scarlett, P. Stevens, M. Woolnough
Melbourne (16.10.106) were defeated by Geelong (16.14.110).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: J. Clennett (3), P. Keenan (3), G. Baker (2), M. Collins (2), S. Alves, R. Brewer, N. Chamberlain, S. Smith, J. Tilbrook, G. Wells
Geelong: P. Doyle (4), K. Newland (4), W. Closter (2), I. Nankervis (2), M. Browne, R. Browne, S. Newman, P. Sarah
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1974 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 20 April 1974
Time:
2:00 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,041
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| Geelong | 7 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Margin | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob Skilton
(Melbourne),
Graham Farmer
(Geelong)
Captains:
Stan Alves
(Melbourne),
Sam Newman
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alves, Stan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 9 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | ? | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | ? | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Chamberlain, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Clark, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Clennett, John | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Collins, Mike | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Delmenico, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 10 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Kerley, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Moore, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Murray, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Owens, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Slade, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Tilbrook, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 2 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Williamson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 10 | 267 | 213 | 54 | 77 | 0+ | 38 | 31 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ainsworth, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Browne, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | ? | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Clarke, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 5 | ? | 3 | 6 |
| 32 | Crawford, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Doyle, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 5 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Linke, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Miller, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 8 | ? | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Newland, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 10 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | ? | 3 | 5 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Stevens, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 14 | 308 | 225 | 83 | 84 | 0+ | 31 | 38 | |||