1975 VFL Round 21: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1975 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 21 of the 1975 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.), R. Biffin, R. Brewer, D. Campbell, D. Clark, H. Coles, C. Ditterich, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, F. Giampaolo, G. Hardeman, P. Keenan, R. Smith, S. Smith, J. Sparks, T. Sullivan, G. Wells, T. Wilkins

Geelong
S. Newman (capt.), R. Blake, R. Browne, W. Closter, B. Cousins, H. Davis, P. Doyle, M. Gilmour, K. Higgins, R. Hunt, G. Landy, I. Lewtas, B. Nankervis, I. Nankervis, R. Neal, J. Preen, J. Scarlett, K. Sheehan, M. Turner, M. Woolnough

Melbourne (8.16.64) were defeated by Geelong (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Biffin (2), G. Hardeman (2), G. Wells (2), P. Keenan, R. Smith
Geelong: G. Landy (2), I. Nankervis (2), W. Closter, B. Cousins, P. Doyle, R. Hunt, J. Preen, M. Turner

As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Geelong remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1975 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 23 August 1975
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 11,022

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Geelong
Score: 8.16.64 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 0 3 . 5 4 . 9 8 . 16 8 . 16 (64)
Geelong 3 . 4 6 . 8 9 . 8 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin GEEL by 10 GEEL by 21 GEEL by 29 GEEL by 6 GEEL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Skilton (Melbourne), Graham Farmer (Geelong)
Captains: Stan Alves (Melbourne), Sam Newman (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan (c) ? ? 0 2 32 24 8 7 0 3 4
19 Biffin, Ray ? ? 2 3 17 13 4 5 0 1 1
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 0 1 7 5 2 1 0 0 1
5 Campbell, Des ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 4 2
17 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 4 0 3 2
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 1 0 2 2
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 3 1 4
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 4 0 2 1
23 Fitzsimmons, Shane ? ? 0 1 17 13 4 5 0 2 3
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 4 0 3 4
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 1 14 13 1 5 0 3 2
22 Giampaolo, Frank ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 5 0 0 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 2 3 20 15 5 4 0 4 5
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 1 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 3
43 Smith, Ray ? ? 1 0 10 7 3 0 0 2 4
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 1 7 4 3 0 1 0 5
40 Sparks, John ? ? 0 1 9 8 1 0 0 1 1
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 3 0 5 1
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 2 1 23 15 8 1 0 5 4
38 Wilkins, Terry ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 2 0 3 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 8 16 286 215 71 58 7 44 50

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Blake, Rod ? ? 0 1 10 9 1 7 14 2 2
7 Browne, Ricky ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 1 3 18 17 1 4 0 2 1
24 Cousins, Bryan ? ? 1 1 15 9 6 4 0 2 2
21 Davis, Harvey ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 0 0 2 1
36 Doyle, Peter ? ? 1 2 8 7 1 3 0 1 2
19 Gilmour, Murray ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 1 0 2 3
39 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 2 0 1 2
6 Hunt, Rex ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 2 1 1 2
2 Landy, Graeme ? ? 2 0 14 11 3 4 0 4 2
20 Lewtas, Ian ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Nankervis, Bruce ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 6 0 3 6
40 Nankervis, Ian ? ? 2 0 17 13 4 1 0 6 3
35 Neal, Robert ? ? 0 0 26 15 11 3 0 4 2
17 Newman, Sam (c) ? ? 0 1 14 11 3 5 15 6 3
38 Preen, John ? ? 1 0 5 4 1 1 0 3 3
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 5 0 6 3
27 Sheehan, Kevin ? ? 0 0 17 15 2 2 0 2 4
9 Turner, Mick ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 3 0 1 2
10 Woolnough, Mike ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 3 0 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 10 10 251 205 46 56 30 50 44

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