1975 VFL Round 3: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1975 between Geelong and Footscray during round 3 of the 1975 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Kardinia Park.
Sam Newman captained the hosts.
Laurie Sandilands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Graham Farmer and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.
Geelong
S. Newman (capt.), D. Barkley, M. Browne, W. Closter, L. Crawford, R. Deeath, L. Donohue, B. Eddy, I. Hampshire, J. Hawkins, K. Higgins, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, J. Preen, P. Sarah, D. Scale, J. Scarlett, K. Sheehan, A. Woodman, M. Woolnough
Footscray
L. Sandilands (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Casey, D. Collins, G. Dempsey, P. Featherby, A. Gallagher, R. Huppatz, G. Jennings, I. Low, M. McMillan, G. Merrington, G. Parke, S. Power, B. Quinlan, I. Rasmussen, B. Round, A. Stoneham, P. Welsh, T. Whitten
Geelong (13.12.90) were defeated by Footscray (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
Geelong: I. Nankervis (4), P. Sarah (3), M. Browne, R. Deeath, K. Higgins, J. Preen, J. Scarlett, M. Woolnough
Footscray: L. Sandilands (4), I. Rasmussen (3), G. Dempsey (2), R. Huppatz (2), D. Collins, P. Featherby, S. Power
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 19 April 1975
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Kardinia Park
Attendance:
17,158
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 14 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 8 | FOOT by 8 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Farmer
(Geelong),
Bob Rose
(Footscray)
Captains:
Sam Newman
(Geelong),
Laurie Sandilands
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Henry
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barkley, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Browne, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Closter, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 5 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Crawford, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 5 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Deeath, Rex | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Donohue, Larry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Eddy, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Higgins, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Nankervis, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | ? | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Nankervis, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | Newman, Sam (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 6 | ? | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | Preen, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Sarah, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | Scale, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | ? | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Scarlett, John | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | ? | 3 | 4 |
| 27 | Sheehan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Woodman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Woolnough, Mike | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 8 | ? | 5 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | 328 | 220 | 108 | 72 | 0+ | 42 | 30 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 6 | ? | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Casey, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ? | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 9 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Featherby, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 5 | ? | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Gallagher, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Huppatz, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | ? | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | McMillan, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | ? | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Merrington, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Rasmussen, Ivan | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 8 | ? | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Round, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ? | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Sandilands, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | ? | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 7 | ? | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Welsh, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | 289 | 235 | 54 | 76 | 0+ | 30 | 42 | |||