Melbourne 89 – 87 Geelong

← · 1961 · Round 16 · 12/08/1961 2:20 · M.C.G. · Crowd 48245 · →

Melbourne	2.4.16	5.8.38	9.14.68	12.17.89
Geelong	2.4.16	7.7.49	9.12.66	12.15.87
Qrt margin	Level	GE by 11	ME by 2	ME by 2
Qrt scores	Level 16-16	GE 33-22	ME 30-17	Level 21-21
Field umpires	Harold Hodgson (27)

Melbourne Match Statistics (89) — Coach: Norm Smith

Season · Game by Game

#	Player	GL
31	Ron Barassi	2
19	Bob Carroll
17	Ray Dawson
9	Brian Dixon
16	Bob Johnson	1
8	Tassie Johnson
14	Trevor Johnson
22	Bryan Kenneally
35	Clyde Laidlaw	2
21	Brian Leahy
4	John Lord
29	Hassa Mann	1
33	Robert Miller
11	Laurie Mithen
38	Ray Nilsson	1
24	Ian Ridley	2
18	Brian Roet
2	Alan Rowarth
23	Geoff Tunbridge	3
10	Bob Turner
	Totals	12
	Opposition	12

Geelong Match Statistics (87) — Coach: Bob Davis

Season · Game by Game

#	Player	GL
7	Terry Callan
9	John Devine
24	John Fox
35	Bill Goggin	2
1	Matt Goggin
22	Ken Goodland
5	Doug Long
4	Alistair Lord	1
25	Brian Lowe
33	George McGrath
37	Bill Miller
2	Eric Nicholls
17	John ONeill
15	Colin Rice	1
8	Paul Vinar
23	Doug Wade	7
31	Roy West
3	Fred Wooller
40	John Yeates	1
11	Denis Zanoni
	Totals	12
	Opposition	12

Melbourne Player Details

#	Player	Age	Career Games (W-D-L W%)	Career Goals (Ave.)	Melbourne Games (W-D-L W%)	Melbourne Goals (Ave.)
31	Ron Barassi	25y 166d	148 (108-4-36 74.32%)	212 (1.43)	←	←
19	Bob Carroll	19y 298d	3 (2-1-0 83.33%)		←	←
17	Ray Dawson	20y 96d	9 (6-1-2 72.22%)	3 (0.33)	←	←
9	Brian Dixon	25y 84d	137 (106-3-28 78.47%)	26 (0.19)	←	←
16	Bob Johnson	26y 70d	136 (105-3-28 78.31%)	261 (1.92)	←	←
8	Tassie Johnson	23y 253d	55 (40-2-13 74.55%)		←	←
14	Trevor Johnson	26y 199d	111 (81-3-27 74.32%)	9 (0.08)	←	←
22	Bryan Kenneally	19y 139d	35 (26-1-8 75.71%)	1 (0.03)	←	←
35	Clyde Laidlaw	27y 258d	118 (95-3-20 81.78%)	56 (0.47)	←	←
21	Brian Leahy	18y 190d	28 (19-1-8 69.64%)		←	←
4	John Lord	24y 132d	68 (53-2-13 79.41%)	5 (0.07)	←	←
29	Hassa Mann	20y 306d	53 (40-2-11 77.36%)	67 (1.26)	←	←
33	Robert Miller	20y 153d	11 (8-0-3 72.73%)		←	←
11	Laurie Mithen	27y 119d	132 (99-1-32 75.38%)	68 (0.52)	←	←
38	Ray Nilsson	22y 259d	23 (16-1-6 71.74%)	26 (1.13)	←	←
24	Ian Ridley	27y 178d	128 (100-2-26 78.91%)	227 (1.77)	←	←
18	Brian Roet	21y 283d	9 (8-0-1 88.89%)		←	←
2	Alan Rowarth	24y 353d	50 (36-1-13 73.00%)	73 (1.46)	←	←
23	Geoff Tunbridge	29y 127d	94 (70-3-21 76.06%)	110 (1.17)	←	←
10	Bob Turner	25y 52d	18 (14-0-4 77.78%)	7 (0.39)	←	←
	Totals (Ave. Age)	23y 314d	1366 (1032-34-300 76.79%)	1151 (0.84)
C	Norm Smith	46y 264d	250 (161-7-82 65.80%)		195 (131-5-59 68.46%)

Geelong Player Details

#	Player	Age	Career Games (W-D-L W%)	Career Goals (Ave.)	Geelong Games (W-D-L W%)	Geelong Goals (Ave.)
7	Terry Callan	22y 347d	22 (11-2-9 54.55%)	4 (0.18)	←	←
9	John Devine	21y 51d	27 (12-2-13 48.15%)	3 (0.11)	←	←
24	John Fox	20y 318d	5 (2-0-3 40.00%)	1 (0.20)	←	←
35	Bill Goggin	20y 220d	48 (16-1-31 34.38%)	60 (1.25)	←	←
1	Matt Goggin	25y 22d	86 (40-3-43 48.26%)	5 (0.06)	←	←
22	Ken Goodland	21y 9d	17 (8-1-8 50.00%)	3 (0.18)	←	←
5	Doug Long	21y 137d	71 (21-3-47 31.69%)	52 (0.73)	←	←
4	Alistair Lord	21y 125d	35 (16-2-17 48.57%)	30 (0.86)	←	←
25	Brian Lowe	22y 48d	9 (6-1-2 72.22%)		←	←
33	George McGrath	25y 269d	58 (22-1-35 38.79%)		←	←
37	Bill Miller	25y 220d	20 (9-2-9 50.00%)		←	←
2	Eric Nicholls	21y 301d	44 (15-2-27 36.36%)		←	←
17	John ONeill	25y 347d	114 (56-3-55 50.44%)	20 (0.18)	←	←
15	Colin Rice	23y 27d	59 (18-2-39 32.20%)	39 (0.66)	←	←
8	Paul Vinar	21y 141d	45 (18-2-25 42.22%)	17 (0.38)	←	←
23	Doug Wade	19y 300d	14 (7-1-6 53.57%)	42 (3.00)	←	←
31	Roy West	20y 134d	16 (9-1-6 59.38%)	1 (0.06)	←	←
3	Fred Wooller	22y 295d	75 (32-2-41 44.00%)	151 (2.01)	←	←
40	John Yeates	22y 347d	38 (16-1-21 43.42%)	41 (1.08)	←	←
11	Denis Zanoni	20y 132d	13 (5-1-7 42.31%)		←	←
	Totals (Ave. Age)	22y 117d	816 (339-33-444 43.57%)	469 (0.57)
C	Bob Davis	33y 61d	35 (15-2-18 45.71%)		←

Blank stat cells: not recorded that season, or zero. Player Details careers are as of this game; “←” in a club column means the player's whole career was with this club. Coach row (C) shows the coaching record through this game.